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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Akie Kinoshita, Kagawa, JP;
Masato Isono, Kagawa, JP;
Koichi Yamaki, Kagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Watanabe, Kagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Akie Kinoshita, Kagawa, JP;
Masato Isono, Kagawa, JP;
Koichi Yamaki, Kagawa, JP;
Hitoshi Watanabe, Kagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Uni-Charm Corporation, Ehime-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/34 (2006.01); A61F 13/537 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/2031 (2013.01); A61F 13/53708 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15422 (2013.01); A61F 13/2071 (2013.01); A61F 13/51305 (2013.01);
Abstract
The covering member includes an inner side surface being in contact with the absorber and an outer side surface to come into contact with a vaginal wall when in use. The covering member contains a hydrophobic fiber with a low affinity to water and a hydrophilic fiber with a high affinity to water. In the outer side surface, an abundance ratio of the hydrophobic fiber is higher than an abundance ratio of the hydrophilic fiber.