Patent ID: 7491864

Claim:
An absorbent article for body fluids capable of absorbing and retaining body fluids, the absorbent article comprising: an absorbent member which contracts on contacting body fluids; wherein the absorbent member comprises a contraction material having a predetermined length and contracting on contacting body fluids and an absorbent material for body fluids practically united with the contraction material; wherein the absorbent material for body fluids comprises a highly absorbent polymer, a retaining carrier, and the contraction material; wherein the highly absorbent polymer of the absorbent member is arranged intermittently on the retaining carrier in the direction of contraction; wherein the predetermined length of the absorbent member in the direction of contraction where the highly absorbent polymer is not arranged in the retaining carrier is adjusted to be from 30 to 400% of the length of the absorbent member in the direction of contraction where the highly absorbent polymer is arranged.