INCONTINENCE ARTICLE IN THE FORM OF BRIEFS

• Main Authors: ROHRBACHER, Agnes, SCHMIDT, Ann-Cathrin, BUCH, Tamara, KESSELMEIER, Ruediger, EILERS, Joerg, BEYRLE, Andreas
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.12.2023
• 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

The invention relates to an incontinence article (2) in the form of briefs, comprising a front stomach portion (4) and a rear back portion (6) spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction (9), and comprising a crotch portion (8) having an absorption body (7), the crotch portion (8) having cuff elements (68), which form a lateral leakage barrier on both sides, extend on both slides along the longitudinal extent of the absorption body (7), are fastened to the side of the article (2) facing the body, at least along a cuff base line (76), and have an unfastened free longitudinal edge (74), which is elasticated at least in some parts in the longitudinal direction, characterized in that the unfastened free longitudinal edge (74) of each of the two cuff elements (68) has, toward the front stomach portion (4), a non-elasticated free longitudinal edge end portion (93), the longitudinal extent C1 of which is at least 12% of a longitudinal extent C2 of the unfastened free longitudinal end (74) of the cuff elements (68) in the product half extending from the transverse center axis (30) of the incontinence article (2) to the stomach portion (4).