Patent ID: 7947027

Claim:
An absorbent system for attachment to a wearer's skin in the vulva region of the wearer's torso, said system comprising: a plurality of shells, each comprising a first side and a second side, a first region having a pair of lateral side regions extending from the first region, the pair of lateral side regions each comprise a proximate end adjacent the first region and a distal end, and the pair of lateral side regions and the first region define an opening in the shell, wherein the plurality of shells have different attachment properties, shapes or sizes; a plurality of absorbent structures, each absorbent structure being adapted to be attached to the second side of the shell such that at least a portion of the absorbent structure is positioned in the opening in the shell and a majority of the opening of the shell has the absorbent structure positioned therein wherein the plurality of absorbent structures comprises at least one absorbent structure with a first absorbent capacity and at least one absorbent structure with a second absorbent capacity, the first absorbent capacity being different form the second absorbent capacity; wherein when applied to the wearer, the first side of the shell contacts the wearer's skin surrounding vulva region and the shell is sized and shaped such that the first side of the shell only contacts the skin of the wearer proximate to the vulva region of the wearer; and wherein the plurality of shells are provided in separate packages and the plurality of absorbent structures are provided in different packages.