Disclosed herein is a strip for reducing involuntary urine leakage associated with male urinary incontinence. The strip comprises a first pad and a second pad. The strip also comprises a bridge that is configured to couple the first pad to the second pad. The strip additionally comprises an adhesive coupled to the first pad and the second pad. The first pad, the second pad, and the bridge are made of a non-resiliently flexible material.

A sensor for monitoring wetness in a diaper or other absorbent article includes a housing that attaches to the absorbent article. The sensor may include inner and outer housing portions that capture an edge of the absorbent article between the housings. The sensor may include contacts that electrically connect with a pair of contact strips embedded in the absorbent article. The distance between the embedded strips may vary depending on the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may include multiple pairs of contacts that are spaced apart to match the distance between the contact strips for the variously sized absorbent articles. In this way, depending on the pair of contacts connected to the contact strips, the sensor may indicate the size of the absorbent article.

The present invention relates to absorbent article comprising topsheet, backsheet and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet, and further comprising fastening elements for securing the article around the waist of a wearer, wherein the article comprises at least two attachment regions: a first attachment region for securing the fastening elements in the waist region; and a second attachment region for securing a wearable sensing device, the second attachment region being located on the side of the backsheet opposite to the absorbent core;

wherein the first attachment region has a first surface and the second attachment region has a second surface and wherein the first surface is different from the second surface.

The present invention further relates to a system comprising the absorbent article and a wearable sensing device. The present invention further relates to a method of attaching a wearable sensing device to an absorbent article.

The present invention provides an absorbent article comprising topsheet, backsheet and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet, and further comprising fastening elements for securing the article around the waist of a wearer, wherein the article comprises an attachment region for securing the fastening elements in the waist region and for securing a wearable sensing device to the side of the backsheet opposite to the absorbent core; wherein the attachment region comprises a single discrete material and in that the attachment region overlies a sensor attachment point S, the sensor attachment point S defined as a point placed on the longitudinal axis at a distance of one quarter (1/4) of length L of the absorbent article starting from a front edge of the absorbent article.

The present invention further relates to a system comprising the absorbent article and a wearable sensing device. The present invention further relates to a method of attaching a wearable sensing device to an absorbent article.

A hygienic article structured to inhibit soiling of clothing from intermittent or sporadic leakage of urine from a penis over time is provided. The hygienic article provides secure and dynamically variable fit, unobtrusive appearance, and airflow to the skin. The hygienic article according to this disclosure may be as little as one eighth of the surface area of conventional male incontinence guard or shield products, and as little as one quarter of the size of other male incontinence guard products used only over a penis.

An absorbent pad includes an absorber, a hook member and a hook member fixing region. The hook member has a front-back length between 20 and 50 mm and a width between 10 and 20 mm. The hook member includes a collection of hook pieces that are detachably hooked on a wearing article. The hook member fixing region has a front-back length between 20 and 50 mm and a width between 30 and 70 mm. A plurality of the hook members are fixed in parallel with an interval on the hook member fixing region of less than 50 mm in width. The hook member fixing regions are located on a surface of the absorbent pad facing a wearing article at locations of a front end and a back end of the absorber and at a center of the absorbent pad in a left-right direction.

A sensor for monitoring wetness in a diaper or other absorbent article includes a housing that attaches to the absorbent article. The sensor may include inner and outer housing portions that capture an edge of the absorbent article between the housings. The sensor may include contacts that electrically connect with a pair of contact strips embedded in the absorbent article. The distance between the embedded strips may vary depending on the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may include multiple pairs of contacts that are spaced apart to match the distance between the contact strips for the variously sized absorbent articles. In this way, depending on the pair of contacts connected to the contact strips, the sensor may indicate the size of the absorbent article.

An undergarment for covering a lower trunk has a clothing and an absorbent liner. The clothing is configured to cover the lower trunk and has a first adhering layer formed on a crotch portion of the clothing. The absorbent liner removably adheres to the crotch portion of the clothing and is configured to be disposed between the clothing and the lower trunk. The absorbent liner has a second adhering layer and a skin-contacting layer. The second adhering layer removably adheres to the first adhering layer of the clothing, and the skin-contacting layer is configured to contact crotch of the lower trunk directly. When the absorbent liner becomes full, only the absorbent liner itself has to be replaced, making the undergarment more convenient to use.

A hygienic article structured to inhibit soiling of clothing from intermittent or sporadic leakage of urine from a penis over time is provided. The hygienic article provides secure and dynamically variable fit, unobtrusive appearance, and airflow to the skin. The hygienic article according to this disclosure may be as little as one eighth of the surface area of conventional male incontinence guard or shield products, and as little as one quarter of the size of other male incontinence guard products used only over a penis.

A stack of folded web material for hygiene products, such as paper or nonwoven products, said stack including: at least two webs, the webs including: a first web divided into individual sheets by means of lines of weakness; and a second web divided into individual sheets by means of lines of weakness; said first and second webs being interfolded with one another so as to form said stack; and wherein the first web and the second web are arranged in said stack such that the lines of weakness of the first web and the lines of weakness of the second web are offset with respect to one another along the webs; each line of weakness having a separation strength, being the force required to separate an individual sheet from the web along said line of weakness.