Patent ID: 7976525

Claim:
A method of maintaining contact between an absorbent pad having a body-facing surface, and a perineal-region orifice of the human body, the method comprising the steps of: providing an absorbent pad comprising, a liquid-permeable topsheet adapted to be oriented towards and in contact with the body of a wearer, a liquid-impermeable back sheet oriented away from the body of the wearer, and an absorbent body located between the topsheet and the back sheet, the absorbent body comprising, a surge layer, a meltblown layer, and an absorbent layer wherein the topsheet includes a portal, the surge layer includes a portal aligned with the portal in the topsheet, and the meltblown layer includes a portal aligned with the portal in the topsheet; providing a flexible and liquid-impermeable anchor member adapted to be oriented towards and in contact with an undergarment of the wearer, connecting the absorbent pad to the anchor member by at least two connectors that allow the absorbent pad to move in a longitudinal, lateral, and vertical direction with respect to the anchor member; folding the absorbent pad along a longitudinal axis such that the bodyfacing surface faces outward, and maintaining a folded configuration in a package prior to use; and providing instructions to align the absorbent pad with the perineal-region.