Garments comprise one or more bonds formed within a joined region of the garment; a garment base comprising at least one interior base layer and at least one exterior base layer; and a moisture capture assembly joined to the garment base within at least the joined region. The moisture capture assembly comprises a moisture retention portion configured to absorb and retain moisture from the wearer and an anti-leak portion configured to restrict moisture from exiting the moisture retention portion.

Disclosed is a moisture retaining article 1 of or for use with an undergarment to be positioned adjacent a person's body and to receive moisture from a person wearing the article 1. The article 1 comprises a leakproof assembly defined between an inner and an outer layer of leakproof flexible material There is a mouth entrance 12 to be presented to the person in a manner to allow moisture from the person to drain via the mouth entrance 12 into a leakproof pocket 10 of the leakproof assembly located below the mouth entrance 12.

A textile for use as a reusable pad, e.g., a reusable incontinence pad, is provided that is intended to wick and retain moisture or liquid(s), such as bodily fluids (e.g., urine, blood, etc.), away from users of their incontinence pad. Moisture or liquid deposited on an upper surface of the incontinence pad is wicked through one or more layers of material included in the incontinence pad via an increasing capillary gradient using capillary forces. The incontinence pad relies on capillary forces to drive moisture from the incontinent person into the inner layer(s) of the incontinence pad, and leaving a top layer of the incontinence pad dry to the touch. A gradient of capillary size can be present in the incontinence pad in a direction away from the incontinent person, which accordingly encourages liquid to migrate away from the incontinent person and be desirably retained therein.

An absorbent repositioning pad includes an upper layer including a liquid permeable material, and a lower layer having relatively lower friction surface than the upper layer. The absorbent repositioning pad further includes a first intermediate layer between the upper and lower layers and including an absorbent material, and a second intermediate layer between the first intermediate layer and the lower layer and including a liquid impermeable material.

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.

A method for producing washable absorbent garments, wherein blank washable absorbent garments are folded to overlap to each other side edges of rear and front waist sections, and wherein the overlapped side edges are welded along respective welding lines and simultaneously cut flush with the respective welding lines.

A washable absorbent garment comprising a back layer, a washable absorbent core, and a top layer which covers the washable absorbent core, wherein the top layer and the washable absorbent core are permanently fixed by ultrasonic, or mechanical welding and/or by glue in a crotch section of the back layer.

The present inventive concept relates to a washable sanitary product. The sanitary product comprises a liquid impermeable back sheet, a liquid retaining pad, having an outer surface area adapted to reside nearest the skin of the user and an inner surface resting against the back sheet, wherein a peripheral portion of said back sheet extends radially outside a perimeter of said liquid retaining pad. The sanitary product further comprises a liquid impermeable annular liner being sealingly attached to the outer surface of the liquid retaining pad along the peripheral portion of the liquid retaining pad by a first seal and to the peripheral portion of the back sheet by a second seal, such that the peripheral portion of the liquid retaining pad is sandwiched between the back sheet and the liner. The annular liner and the back sheet together form a liquid impermeable container for said liquid retaining pad. The liquid retaining pad comprises least one element of spacer fabric that serves as both liquid distribution layer and as liquid retaining layer.

A garment, particularly swimwear, to cover a wearer's body between the waist and thighs has a shell of substantially impermeable material +, a permeable inner lining material which lies next to the wearer's skin in use and an antimicrobial agent disposed between the shell of substantially impermeable material and the inner lining material, The antimicrobial agent may be Silver which has been deposited by a physical deposition process onto a textile disposed between the shell and inner lining material, The garment may form a lining of a swim nappy, the combination providing an article of swimwear.

The invention described herein is directed to athletic apparel having a novel integrated gusset structure positioned in the apparel's crotch and further configured to capture and retain bodily fluids, and preferably uncontrolled urine released during athletic stress.