US3528421A - Disposable absorbent underpad or the like - Google Patents

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US3528421A
US3528421A US784668A US3528421DA US3528421A US 3528421 A US3528421 A US 3528421A US 784668 A US784668 A US 784668A US 3528421D A US3528421D A US 3528421DA US 3528421 A US3528421 A US 3528421A
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  • Saxton Seward ABSTRACT A disposable absorbent underpad for hospital patients, or similar product, in which a powdered chemical absorbent such as hydrous calcium silicate is deposited in retentive relation to a sheet or sheets of cotton linters or the like, the combination sheet or sheets and powder being preferably faced upwardly with a permeable sheet of non-wetting material such as spun-bonded polyester and backed with a liquid impervious sheet of polyethylene or the like extending across the entire bottom surface and folded over the edges of the underpad.
  • a powdered chemical absorbent such as hydrous calcium silicate
  • an object of this invention to provide a disposable bedpad or the like having an absorption layer of wet-strength paper which immobilizes urine (or other liquid) and offers the patient a relatively drier surface on which to lie, thereby decreasing his chances of developing bedsores, secondary bacterial infection, and any other skin irritation associated with skin and urine contact for extended periods of time.
  • the cotton linter pulp offers the advantage of being able to disperse the fluid from the point of contact to the outer fringes of the pad, thereby utilizing a greater percentage of surface than other products now available.
  • a modified form of absorbent product is made by hydroforming, using conventional paper technology, two layers of paperboard which ideally should be cotton linter stock but may be other materials such as alpha cellulose, wood pulp, etc. Between the two layers is sandwiched hydrous calcium silicate which may be deposited in line on the first formed layer product. In this fashion the hydrous calcium silicate is trapped between the two layers.
  • This product will also behave quite similarly to the previous one mentioned above which may be referred to as a Matrix powder paper product.
  • One advantage of this modified product is in those applications where the edges are confined and large immobilizing capacities required; the two outer layers, one on either side, can be relatively thin with a heavy layer or core of hydrous calcium silicate.
  • the bottom layer may be of a water-proof barrier material such as polyethylene.
  • a non-wetting material such as spunbonded polyester may be provided to serve as the cover layer for either of the two products, that is, the Matrix powder paper, or the composite sheet product previously mentioned.
  • a commercially available material of this type is Remay (a product of the DuPont Company). It has been found that two significant advantages accrue from the use of such a material. The first is that, for a given amount of fluid poured onto the surface of the product with the Remay surface layer or like product, the time required to achieve a dry surface, that is dry to the touch or skin, is appreciably reduced. Reductions of time in excess of 50 percent have been experienced.
  • the second significant advantage is that it has been found that the immobilizing capacity of the underlayer, that is, the Matrix powder paper product or composite sheet, is increased. This is apparently due to the fact that the layers of the Matrix powder paper product which are at the surface or immediately adjacent to the surface can be utilized to immobilize liquid without experiencing a surface wet to the touch or skin. Evidence appears to indicate that at least 10 percent additional capacity per given sheet can be expected.
  • the pads according to the present invention can immobilize from 25 to 500 ml. of liquid while remaining relatively dry to the touch. As a result, there is effected reduction in number of pads used, number of changes, hospital inventory, patient discomfort and irritation, number of sheets soiled, and need for nursing attention.
  • FIG. 1 represents a plan view of one comer of the underpad, parts being broken away;
  • FIG. 2 represents a section on the line IIII of FIG. 1, the thickness of the layers being exaggerated for purposes of illustration;
  • FIG. 3 represents a similar section showing a duplication of the absorbent layers
  • FIG. 4 represents a similar section of a modified form of underpad.
  • the underpad is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as comprising a combined distribution and absorption layer 1 made of 100 percent cotton linter pulp, and a quantity of hydrous calcium silicate (commercially available, for instance, under the trademark Micro-Cel-E, Johns-Mansville Sales Corp., which is capable of immobilizing up to 560 percent of its weight of liquid while remaining a dry powder) included in the pulp to form a homogeneous sheet of any desired thickness, resembling blotting paper.
  • the precent (by weight) of powder in a sheet can vary widely, depending on the desired end use, but the maximum is about percent for practical purposes.
  • the powder is added to the pulp according to methods which are conventional in paper making. Cotton linters have excellent wicking properties and assure immediate distribution of the liquid to the included powder.
  • the cover layer 2 is a non-woven porous material having non-wetting properties and capable of transmitting liquid rapidly while retaining its wet strength. Spunbonded polyester gives excellent results and other non-woven fabrics produced by conventional methods are satisfactory.
  • the backing layer 3 is a liquid-proof barrier between the absorbent layer 1 and the support (e.g. bed) on which it rests, being conveniently constituted by a sheet of 0.5 mil to 1.0 mil polyethylene, turned up around the marginal edges of the layers 1 and 2 and overlying the peripheral portions thereof as indicated at 4 where the three layers are sealed together.
  • the backing layer may be turned up and sealed around all four sides of a rectangular pad, as indicated in FIG. 1, or may be left unsealed across the shorter ends.
  • this element may be duplicated or multiplied, FIG. 3 showing a section of a pad having two such layers 5, 6 covered by a non-woven porous sheet 7, as described above, and backed by a liquid impervious sheet 8, also as previously described.
  • Each layer 1, 5 or 6 may suitably have an uncompressed thickness in the range of 0.25-2.5 mm, which provides adequate flexibility as well as absorption capacity. A plurality of such layers, where needed, are naturally more flexible than a single layer of equal thickness.
  • a layer of hydrous calcium silicate 9 is shown as being sandwiched between upper and lower layers 10, 11 of paperboard which is preferably cotton linter stock but may be alpha cellulose, wood pulp or the like.
  • the layers 9, l and 11 are shown as being backed by a sheet or film of impermeable material 12, as in the case of FIGS. 1 to 3, this sheet being folded around the edges, as indicated at 13 in order to enclose completely the layer of absorbent material, thus forming, in effect, a single large packet of powder, the displacement of which is inhibited by association with the adjacent surface or surfaces of distribution material.
  • a cover sheet 14, corresponding to the sheet 2 may be provided if desired.
  • Variations of the form shown in FIG. 4, which can be understood without specific illustration include increasing the thickness of the absorbent layer 9 relative to layers 10 and/or 11 for greater liquid immobilizing capacity, and omitting the layer 11 (the layer 9 being deposited directly on the sheet 12).
  • the cover sheet 2, 7 or 14 may be omitted, the wicking action of the distribution material being relied on to remove liquid rapidly from the upper surface and conduct it to the immobilizing material.
  • An absorbent article for absorbing liquid wastes comprising a body layer containing a substantially uniformly distributed powdered chemical absorbent characterized by the ability to immobilize without becoming wet at least 400 percent of its weight of liquid a porous cover sheet extending over one surface of said layer and a liquid impermeable backing sheet extending over another surface of said body.
  • An absorbent article according to claim 2 in which the absorbent is hydrous calcium silicate in a proportion up to percent by weight of the combined materials.
  • An absorbent article according to claim 7 in which the backing sheet covers the entire surface of the body layer opposite the surface covered by the porous cover sheet and is folded over all the edges of the body layer and cover sheet to enclose the layer of absorbent.
  • An absorbent article for absorbing liquid wastes comprising a sheet of homogeneously combined fibrous liquid distribution material and a substantially uniformly distributed powdered chemical absorbent characterized by the ability to immobilize without becoming wet at least 400 percent of its weight of liquid, and means associated with one surface of said sheet for inhibiting the passage of liquid therefrom to a surface in contact therewith.
  • An absorbent article for absorbing liquid wastes comprising fibrous liquid distribution material and a powdered absorbent material characterized by a sheet-like body comprising said distribution material and the absorbent material in intimate contact with each other, said absorbent material having the ability to immobilize without becoming wet at least 400 percent of its weight in liquid.
  • An absorbent article according to claim 18 which includes a liquid impermeable backing sheet.
  • An absorbent article according to claim 20 which includes a liquid impermeable backing sheet.

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