Absorbent article which includes superabsorbent material and hydrophilic fibers located in discrete pockets

• Main Authors: RICHARD WARREN TANZER, DANIEL RICHARD LAUX, STANLEY ROY KELLENBERGER, BRIAN KEITH NORTMAN, MARK LOUIS ROBINSON, WEN ZYO SCHROEDER, WILLIAM SEAL POMPLUN, SANDRA MARIE YARBROUGH, DAVID LOUIS ZENKER, LORRY FRANCIS SALLEE, FRANK PAUL ABUTO, CARL GERARD RIPPL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.05.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

An absorbent article comprises a first, liquid-permeable carrier layer and at least a second carrier layer. A carrier attaching mechanism, such as a water-sensitive adhesive, secures together the carrier layers to provide substantially attached zones and a multiplicity of substantially unattached zones thereof. The substantially unattached zones provide a plurality of pocket regions, and a high-absorbency material is located within the pocket regions to provide an absorbent laminate. Matrix fibers are dispersed within the high-absorbency material in the pocket regions, and the matrix fibers are present in a selected amount which, in particular aspects of the invention, can be within the range of about 0.1-10 weight percent, as determined with respect to the total weight of the absorbent material contained in the pockets.