Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Michael Douglas Sperl

Suzanne Marie Schmoker

Andrew Thomas Hammond

Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins

Kyle Mark Barriger

Alyssa Kimberly DeYoung

Russell Joseph Brumm

Kimberly Marie Downs

Ellen Elizabeth Pelky

An absorbent article can have a topsheet layer, a liquid impermeable layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the liquid impermeable layer. The absorbent article can further include an exudate management layer in fluid communication with the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned on a body facing surface of the topsheet layer. In various embodiments, the exudate management layer can be positioned between the topsheet layer and the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a first component which defines an opening for direct passage of body exudates into the absorbent core. The exudate management layer has a second component which at least partially overlaps the first component of the exudate management layer and further extends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in a direction towards the posterior region of the absorbent article.

Absorbent article with an exudate management layer

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Waupaca, WI, United States of America

Michael Douglas Sperl