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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masataka Sugita, Osaka, JP;
Maki Hyodo, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/44 ;
Abstract
A disposable excreta management device has a longitudinal centerline and a transverse centerline, and comprises a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach the device to the body of the wearer. The flexible bag has a wearer facing portion and a garment facing portion. The wearer facing portion has an opening surrounded by the adhesive flange. The disposable excreta management device is characterized in that expansibility of the garment facing portion of the flexible bag is greater than that of the wearer facing portion of the flexible bag when the flexible bag contains excreta.