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Shaped nonwoven

A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic.

Shaped nonwoven

A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic.

Surgical infant diaper
11660227 · 2023-05-30 ·

A surgical infant diaper. The surgical infant diaper includes a flexible body having an interior layer and an exterior layer, wherein the flexible body further includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a central portion therebetween. The flexible body is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the closed position an upper opening and a pair of leg openings are defined. A central aperture extends through the front portion, wherein the central aperture is positioned to receive a penis of the wearer therethrough.

Surgical infant diaper
11660227 · 2023-05-30 ·

A surgical infant diaper. The surgical infant diaper includes a flexible body having an interior layer and an exterior layer, wherein the flexible body further includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a central portion therebetween. The flexible body is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the closed position an upper opening and a pair of leg openings are defined. A central aperture extends through the front portion, wherein the central aperture is positioned to receive a penis of the wearer therethrough.

PULL-ON WEARABLE ARTICLE

A pull-on wearable article can have a front region, a back region, and a crotch region located between the front region and the back region. The pull-on wearable article has a permanent closed waist configuration providing the pull-on wearable article with a waist opening and two leg openings. An informational cue can be associated with the pull-on wearable article to communicate to the wearer of the pull-on wearable article where to place the crotch region of an absorbent article when placing the absorbent article into the pull-on wearable article. The informational cue triggers a cognitive response in the wearer of the pull-on wearable article and can be an attention attracting graphic, a textural feature, or a combination of an attention attracting graphic, textural feature, or a combination thereof.

PRESSURE-MITIGATING SURFACES WITH INFLATABLE CHAMBERS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING AND CONTROLLING THE SAME
20230109879 · 2023-04-13 ·

Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient’s body when the specific anatomic region of the patient’s body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. Additionally, a plurality of elevated side support portions and a wedge interconnected on the base material are configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the patient’s body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern.

PRESSURE-MITIGATING SURFACES WITH INFLATABLE CHAMBERS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING AND CONTROLLING THE SAME
20230109879 · 2023-04-13 ·

Described herein are systems and apparatuses for enhanced comfort through contact pressure reduction. In particular, the systems and apparatuses disclosed herein prevent or otherwise mitigate pressure by actively orienting a patient over an anatomy-specific pressure-mitigating contact surface on which the patient rests. A pressure-mitigating contact portion of the contact surface includes a plurality of independently pressurized chambers configured in a specific geometric pattern that is designed to mitigate contact pressure between a support surface (e.g., bed or chair) and a specific anatomic region of a patient’s body when the specific anatomic region of the patient’s body is oriented over an epicenter of the geometric pattern. Additionally, a plurality of elevated side support portions and a wedge interconnected on the base material are configured to actively orient the specific anatomic region of the patient’s body over the epicenter of the geometric pattern.

Device For Detecting A Medical Condition Of A Subject And Method For Manufacturing Thereof
20230110577 · 2023-04-13 ·

The present invention relates to a device for detecting a medical condition of a subject from a menstrual blood collected from said subject. The device comprises a sampling member comprising one or more polymeric materials, the sampling member, when arranged to be in contact with the menstrual blood, collects constituent biomolecules of the menstrual blood at the polymeric materials; and a positioning member comprising an absorbing material, the positioning member being configured to support the sampling member; wherein the positioning member is releasably attachable to a sanitary product wearable by the subject.

Device For Detecting A Medical Condition Of A Subject And Method For Manufacturing Thereof
20230110577 · 2023-04-13 ·

The present invention relates to a device for detecting a medical condition of a subject from a menstrual blood collected from said subject. The device comprises a sampling member comprising one or more polymeric materials, the sampling member, when arranged to be in contact with the menstrual blood, collects constituent biomolecules of the menstrual blood at the polymeric materials; and a positioning member comprising an absorbing material, the positioning member being configured to support the sampling member; wherein the positioning member is releasably attachable to a sanitary product wearable by the subject.

PROCESS OF ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION OF AN ABSORBENT STRUCTURE FOR A HYGIENE ARTICLE
20230113845 · 2023-04-13 ·

The present invention relates to a process of enzymatic degradation of an absorbent structure, the absorbent structure being suitable for providing an absorbent core of a hygiene article, wherein the process comprises the step of contacting the absorbent structure with a solution comprising enzymes; wherein the absorbent structure comprises a polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer, such as a cellulose-based or a starch-based superabsorbent polymer.