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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Ulrika Husmark, Mölnlycke, SE;
Ulla Forsgren Brusk, Pixbo, SE;
Inventors:
Ulrika Husmark, Mölnlycke, SE;
Ulla Forsgren Brusk, Pixbo, SE;
Assignee:
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB, Göteborg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61L 15/36 (2006.01); A61F 13/47 (2006.01); A61L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/36 (2013.01); A61F 13/15 (2013.01); A61F 13/47 (2013.01); A61L 15/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sanitary article () such as a sanitary napkin, a panty liner, an incontinence protector, a diaper, an incontinence pad, a feminine insert, a tampon, or the like includes a top sheet () and a microbe-inhibiting composition (). The microbe-inhibiting composition () includes at least one extracellular product of at least one probiotic bacterium and/or at least one probiotic bacterium and at least one additive in the form of an organic acid, with at least one of its pKa value not exceeding 5.5, and/or a salt thereof.