Disposable urinary and fecal waste containment product
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1. A disposable urinary and fecal waste containment product comprising a liquid-impermeable substantially flexible shell having a depth of at least about 0.25 inch;
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
said front portion being narrower and having an area less than 70% of the area of said rear portion, said front urinary portion having a first superstructure placed in and substantially filling said front portion of said shell and an absorbent medium in contact with at least a portion of said superstructure;
said superstructure being a corrugated fibrous web comprising hydrophobic wet resilient, dry resilient fibers, which is non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted; and
said rear portion having a second superstructure placed in and substantially filling said rear portion of said shell said superstructure being non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted said second superstructure being comprised of a fibrous web, open cell foam, a fibrous pile structure, sliver knit, malivlieves, split corrugated web tufted yarn, dimensioned needle punch or mixtures thereof;
said second superstructure being secured in said rear portion of said shell.
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The invention provides a disposable urinary and fecal waste containment product suitable for active adults. The product has a high liquid impact capacity, high liquid retention, contains fecal waste without leakage and allows the skin of the wearer to remain dry. The product has a liquid-impermeable substantially flexible shell containing a superstructure associated with an absorbent medium and a rear portion with a superstructure of three-dimensional characteristics with sufficient friction to prevent movement of fecal matter laterally.
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1. A disposable urinary and fecal waste containment product comprising a liquid-impermeable substantially flexible shell having a depth of at least about 0.25 inch;
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
said front portion being narrower and having an area less than 70% of the area of said rear portion, said front urinary portion having a first superstructure placed in and substantially filling said front portion of said shell and an absorbent medium in contact with at least a portion of said superstructure;
said superstructure being a corrugated fibrous web comprising hydrophobic wet resilient, dry resilient fibers, which is non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted; and
said rear portion having a second superstructure placed in and substantially filling said rear portion of said shell said superstructure being non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted said second superstructure being comprised of a fibrous web, open cell foam, a fibrous pile structure, sliver knit, malivlieves, split corrugated web tufted yarn, dimensioned needle punch or mixtures thereof;
said second superstructure being secured in said rear portion of said shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
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10. A disposable urinary and fecal waste containment product comprising a liquid-impermeable substantially flexible shell having a depth of at least about 0.25 inch;
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
said front portion being narrower and having an area less than 70% of the area of said rear portion, said front urinary portion having a first superstructure comprising polyester fibers, placed in and substantially filling said front portion of said shell, and an absorbent medium comprising acrylic fibers and superabsorbent material, in contact with at leaast a portion of said superstructure;
said polyester fibers and said acrylic fibers forming a two layered web which is a corrugated web;
said superstructure being non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted; and
said rear portion having a second superstructure placed in and substantially filling said rear portion of said shell said superstructure being non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted said second superstructure being comprised of a fibrous web, open cell foam, a fibrous pile structure, sliver knit, malivlieves, split corrugated web, tufted yarn, dimensioned needle punch or mixtures thereof;
said second superstructure being secured in said rear portion of said shell.
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
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15. A disposable urinary and fecal waste containment product comprising a crosslinked ethylene-containing polymer foam liquid-impermeable substantially flexible shell having a depth of at least about 0.25 inch;
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
said front portion being narrower and having an area less than 70% of the area of said rear portion, said front urinary portion having a first superstructure placed in and substantially filling said front portion of said shell and an absorbent medium in contact with at least a portion of said superstructure said absorbent medium comprising a corrugated layer of acrylic fibers and superabsorbent material;
said superstructure being non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted; and
said rear portion having a second superstructure placed in and substantially filling said rear portion of said shell said second superstructure being non-collapsible when wet and capable of maintaining a void volume when wetted, said second superstructure being comprised of a fibrous web, open cell foam, a fibrous pile structure, sliver knit, malivlieves, split corrugated web, tufted yarn, dimensioned needle punch or mixtures thereof;
said second supersturcture being secured in said rear portion of said shell. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
- having a front urinary portion and a rear fecal portion;
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