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5407438 Casing for an absorbent article  
The present invention relates to a casing intended for an absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper, incontinence guard or like article. The casing (1) includes a front-part (5), a rear-part...
5397316 Slitted absorbent members for aqueous body fluids formed of expandable absorbent materials  
This application relates to the use of slitted regions in absorbent members formed of absorbent materials that remain relatively thin until wetted with such fluids. Suitable materials include...
5387207 Thin-unit-wet absorbent foam materials for aqueous body fluids and process for making same  
Relatively thin, collapsed, i.e. unexpanded, polymeric foam materials that, upon contact with aqueous body fluids, expand and absorb such fluids, are disclosed. A process for consistently obtaining...
5383891 Nose bleed kid  
A hemostatic tampon kit including an oval-shaped tampon adopted for easy insertion into the nasal cavity by a layman, composed of a compressed synthetic sponge adapted to expand upon contact with...
5368584 Absorbent article with dynamic elastic leg feature comprising elasticized thigh panels  
Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, incontinent briefs, diaper holders, training pants and the like, that have an elastic leg feature that provides dynamic fit around the leg of the...
5360504 Method of bonding an adhesive to foam  
A method is provided for bonding an adhesive to a polyolefin foam, and preferably a non-crosslinked polyethylene foam. The foam is useful as a liquid-impervious backing in a disposable absorbent...
5352216 Stretch fabric for medical use  
A composite stretch fabric is disclosed that is comprised of a laminate of three layers, the center layer being comprised of a web of a nonwoven polyurethane resin with a basis weight in the range...
5346484 Cushion-like member for abdominal operations  
In abdominal operations, particularly gyneacological abdominal operations, gauze-like material is often used in practice to hold organs such as intestines away from the operative area. This...
5346487 Disposable absorbent garment  
A disposable absorbing garment having a liquid impervious back sheet with waist regions and a crotch region therebetween. An elongate waistband extends along the waist region of the back sheet, an...
5338766 Superabsorbent polymer foam  
An improved superabsorbent polymer foam having a morphology to provide improved absorptive properties is disclosed. The foam preferably comprises a superabsorbent polymer formed from a...
5331015 Absorbent foam materials for aqueous body fluids and absorbent articles containing such materials  
Disclosed are absorbent foam materials suitable for use as or in the absorbent cores of absorbent articles, such as diapers which absorb and retain aqueous body fluids. Such foam materials comprise...
5328450 Absorbent devices and precursors therefor  
An absorbent device which comprises an absorbent layer having an apertured contoured polymer film attached to a surface, wherein this surface is provided with a plurality of depressions which...
5318554 High efficiency absorbent articles for incontinence management  
Disclosed are absorbent articles, such as diapers, for the management of incontinence. Such articles utilize in their absorbent cores an fluid acquisition/distribution component and a fluid...
5306266 Flexible spacers for use in disposable absorbent articles  
A spacer for use in a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The spacer has an outer cover and a plurality of discrete elements enclosed by the outer cover. The discrete elements can move...
5298015 Wound dressing having a porous structure  
A dressing for a wound having a porous structure of continuous pores throughout the dressing made of minute filaments arranged in three dimensions and filmy links (viewed at a magnification of...
5277954 Adhesive-backed breathable layered materials  
A flexible, breathable, composite is provided. The laminate comprises a middle layer of a padding and top and bottom layer comprising a sheet of water impermeable, moisture-vapor-permeable film...
5236965 Hydrophilic, swellable polymers  
The present invention relates to hydrophilic, swellable polymers which consist of radicals of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R 1 to R 3 are defined as stated in the description, and of...
5219650 Flexible shield against laser radiation  
A thin flexible shield capable of preventing penetration by full powered medical laser beam is described. The shield is formed with a polymer matrix such as silicone rubber which is loaded with a...
5203352 Polymeric foam earplug  
Disclosed herein are hearing protective earplug constructions of the roll-down type. In one aspect the constructions employ means to limit the depth of insertion of the earplug into the ear canal...
5173300 Hindered phenolic antioxidant containing hydrophilic urethane polymer; dry cleaning solvent resistant, waterproof, moisture-vapor permeable material containing the polymer; and method of making the same  
The invention relates to a dry cleaning solvent resistant hydrophilic urethane polymer having about 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a hindered phenolic antioxidant reacted into its structure. The...
5171236 Disposable absorbent article having core spacers  
A disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet foreshortened relative to the backsheet. This foreshortening creates a void space between the...
5171302 Absorbent article with central hinge  
The present invention is directed to a disposable absorbent article, and particularly a sanitary napkin, having a flexure-resistant deformation element, the deformation element having a body facing...
5164421 Hydrophilic polyurethane foams  
Hydrophilic polyurethane foams containing residues of a polyalkylene glycol monoalkyl or alkaryl ether may be produced by reacting the ether with an isocyanate having a functionality of greater...
5147344 Hydrogel foams, and a process for their preparation  
Hydrogel foams a) based on gelatin and water, b) optionally containing polyvinyl alcohol, c) containing a crosslinking agent selected from the group comprising ca) the compounds of at...
5105827 Elastic sponge pad such as vaginal pad  
This pad, such as a vaginal pad, comprises a body in elastic foam and a finger gripping device for inserting or drawing out the pad; the gripping device is a recess formed in the pad body.
5102711 Breathable layered materials  
A flexible, breathable, non-linting, composite is provided. The laminate comprises a middle layer of a padding and a top and bottom layer comprising a sheet of porous water impermeable,...
5085653 Durable and reusable incontinent underpads  
The durable and reusable incontinent underpads of the invention are 4-layer fabrics, incorporating a first layer of woven or knit fabric, a second layer of non-woven felt, a third layer of...
5030229 Disposable urinary pad  
This invention provides a disposable urinary pad comprising a liquid-impermeable backing, an absorbent core and a liquid permeable facing adhered to the shell so as to entrap the absorbent core...
5012540 Disposable sheet protective device  
A disposable protective device is securable about individuals incontinent due to ill health, mental condition, or age. The device includes an impermeable sheet underlying a cushioned liquid...
4997425 Wound dressing  
A wound dressing having a porous layer with a good affinity to tissue of organisms comprising (a) a first layer to be placed on the wound surface having pores of 20 to 500 μm in diameter, and 1 to...
4979947 Encapsulated expandible continence device  
A continence device in the form of a cube or block of resilient foam material capable of being collapsed into a small volume condition and encapsulated in a capsule of gelatin or the like and which...
4978570 Garment with foam cushion elastic closure  
A disposable diaper having an elastic waist is provided with a foam strip to cushion stresses of the elastic band in the waist area.
4961982 Liquid-absorbing pad assembly and method of making same  
A liquid-absorbing pad assembly and method of making same are provided wherein such assembly comprises a top layer, a bottom waterproof layer, an absorbent layer between the top and bottom layers,...
4950262 Excretion absorbing-and-holding device  
A device for the collection of bodily excretion having an expandable storage member in the form of bellows. The bellows having a minimum size prior to excretion, but increase in volume with the...
4922928 Vaginal device  
A three layered disposable vaginal device comprised of two resilient compressible polymeric foam layers separated by a non-permeable layer, the outermost layer being designed to include a...
4902565 Water absorbent structures  
Water absorbent structures are disclosed which are intended for use as wound dressings, disposable nappies (diapers) or similar applications. The structures comprise a flexible porous substrate,...
4846821 Substantially fluid-impervious microbubbled polymeric web exhibiting low levels of noise when subjected to movement  
A microbubbled, substantially fluid-impervious polymeric web exhibiting substantially the same consumer preferred soft and cloth-like tactile impression and low noise generation levels heretofore...
4789401 Soluble collagen sponge  
The invention concerns a collagen sponge which has a denaturation temperature of at least 37° C., is not cross-linked and in one of its two embodiments forms an optically clear solution in aqueous...
4747401 Surgical adhesive dressing  
A surgical dressing which consists essentially of a film which carries an adhesive layer for securing the dressing to the body characterized in that (a) the film is continuous and comprises a...
4740528 Superwicking crosslinked polyurethane foam composition containing amino acid  
An absorbent superwicking crosslinked polyurethane foam composition, into which is incorporated an effective amount of at least one amino acid, a one percent by weight aqueous solution of which has...
4735623 Laser barrier  
A laser shield consists essentially of a series of spherical glass bubbles densely packed within a range of 1.95×10 3 bubbles per cubic centimeter to 1.25×10 8 bubbles per cubic centimeter...
4731063 Disposable antiseptic deodorized insert for a supporter or the like  
A disposable treated insert for use with a supporter, brief, undergarment or the like having an insert body member of foam material treated with fungicide and deodorant materials and comprising a...
4724242 Open cell foamed gypsum absorbents  
An open-cell, foamed gypsum absorbent for fluids is prepared by foaming a slurry containing plaster, carbonaceous material, and a weak acid. Some of the preferred carbonaceous material include...
4723953 Absorbent pad  
An absorbent pad is provided which includes an absorbent layer which serves as a reservoir for liquid and has a liquid impervious barrier over one surface thereof. The liquid is applied to the...
4689118 Cross-linked pore containing microfibrillated cellulose prepared by freezing and solvent exchange  
Absorbent, retentive pulp is described which is capable of retaining good absorbency even after having been highly compressed. The pump is produced by subjecting a microfibrillated pulp slurry to...
4685914 Disposable urinary pad  
The invention provides a disposable urinary pad having high liquid impact capacity, high liquid retention, and allows the skin of the wearer to remain dry. The pad is comprised of a...
4676785 Liquid retaining absorbent structure  
Liquid retaining absorbent structures consisting of a plurality of cells, each cell having an aperture to allow a liquid to enter the cell. The cell contains an expandable absorbent material and a...
4676784 Stable disposable absorbent structure  
An absorbent product is provided which is disposable, light weight, stable and potentially thin. It is comprised of a superstructure of resilient fibers in combination with superabsorbent, which...
4668564 Hydrogel materials for hot and cold therapy and method for forming same  
A hot or cold compress a layer of substituted urea/urethane hydrogel material bonded to a porous substrate. The hydrogel material is made up of a high molecular weight polyol, a toluene...
4664662 Wound dressing  
An absorbent, non-adherent wound dressing suitable for use in deep and cavernous wounds is described. The dressing comprises an absorbent material in the form of individual pieces of a conformable,...
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