| US 7,534,236 B2 | ||
| Interlabial pad | ||
| Satoshi Mizutani, Kagawa (Japan); Koichi Yamaki, Kagawa (Japan); Yuki Noda, Kagawa (Japan); Megumi Tokumoto, Kagawa (Japan); and Akane Sakai, Kagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Uni-Charm Corporation, Kawanoe-Shi, Ehime (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 10, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/705,778. | ||
| Application 10/705778 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP02/04884, filed on May 21, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2001-152403 (JP), filed on May 22, 2001; and application No. 2001-392521 (JP), filed on Dec. 25, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0158222 A1, Aug. 12, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 13/15 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—385.17 [604/385.01; 604/384; 604/385.03; 604/386] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An interlabial pad for absorbing body fluid having an elongated shape, comprising:
a surface sheet disposed on a face of the interlabial pad so as to face a wearer's body;
a back sheet disposed on an opposite face of the interlabial pad so as to face a wearer's garment;
an absorbent body enveloped between the surface sheet and the back sheet;
a mini-sheet extending from one lateral side to another lateral side of the interlabial pad and also having a length in a
longitudinal direction of the back sheet;
a cavity for finger insertion formed in between the back sheet and the mini-sheet; and
a cavity opening for guiding a fingertip inserted therein to the remainder of the cavity, having a width of at least a fingerbreadth
of a wearer,
wherein the mini-sheet is provided so that it covers a finger application point that is in contact with a wearer's vagina;
and
wherein the mini-sheet is formed of a pair of flap portions extending from lateral sides of the interlabial pad, across the
back sheet, the mini-sheet having an affixing portion at an end of each flap portion in order to affix the ends of the pair
of flap portion to each other.
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