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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jacob Alan Barnhorst, Deerfield Township, OH (US);
Masaharu Nishikawa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, South Lebanon, OH (US);
Cornelia Beate Martynus, Nidderau-Ostheim, DE;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A diaper configured for collection of a stool sample for an infant, and an associated method for collection, are disclosed. The diaper may include a backsheet including an effectively urine- and feces-impermeable material; a transverse perineal barrier including an effectively urine- and feces-impermeable material and having a proximal portion overlying the backsheet and sealingly connected to the diaper, and a free distal edge; and a liquid control structure disposed over the backsheet. The diaper may include additional features configured to receive a discharge of urine, isolate fecal material from urine, and facilitate collection of an intact stool sample following elimination.