Mcneil-ppc, Inc.

Neil-ppc, Inc.

Carol B Gell

Tara Glasgow

James P Barr

Safiyya Shabazz-Houston

Pramod Shantaram Mavinkurve

Joseph Michael Luizzi

Robert Rial

Raymond J Hull, Jr

Kenneth Anthony Pelley

Linda M Pierson

Marina Nikitina

Kendra S Rose

Martha K Taylor

Mary S Yeganeh

Lai Hing Louie

A sanitary napkin has a strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the intergluteal crevice. The pad is sized and configured to fit snugly against the wearer's body without penetrating the vaginal orifice. The strip provides improved body contact thus providing similar protection with a smaller pad and a discretion benefit to the user. The invention provides various alternative mechanisms for varying the length of the strip by the user.

Sanitary napkin with adjustable length intergluteal strip

A sanitary napkin has a strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the intergluteal crevice. The pad fits snugly against the body without penetrating. Because the strip provides improved body contact, similar protection is achieved with a smaller pad, thus providing a discretion benefit to the wearer.

Sanitary napkin with intergluteal strip

A sanitary napkin having a front flap that adhesively attaches to the user's undergarment and a tail strip that extends rearwardly to reside in the user's intergluteal crevice. The pad thus fits more snugly against the body of the user. Further, because the strip provides improved body contact, similar protection is achieved with a smaller pad, thus providing a discretion.

Sanitary napkin having an intergluteal strip

An absorbent tampon has improved ease of insertion into and removal from a body cavity. This is accomplished by covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the tampon with an apertured polymeric formed film. The apertured formed film provides a smooth land area on the outermost surface of the tampon for gentle, nondrying passage along the vaginal walls. The apertures in the film allow fluid to pass through the cover and into the absorbent core, where the fluid is held to prevent leakage.

Tampon having an apertured film cover

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Belle Mead, NJ, United States of America

Carol B Gell