WO2010073267A1 - Article élastique à porter pour support et confinement, en particulier d'articles absorbants tels que des serviettes hygiéniques, des pansements et articles similaires, et son procédé de production - Google Patents

Article élastique à porter pour support et confinement, en particulier d'articles absorbants tels que des serviettes hygiéniques, des pansements et articles similaires, et son procédé de production Download PDF

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WO2010073267A1
WO2010073267A1 PCT/IT2008/000782 IT2008000782W WO2010073267A1 WO 2010073267 A1 WO2010073267 A1 WO 2010073267A1 IT 2008000782 W IT2008000782 W IT 2008000782W WO 2010073267 A1 WO2010073267 A1 WO 2010073267A1
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wearing article
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Patrick Bosco
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Fra Production S.P.A.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/84—Accessories, not otherwise provided for, for absorbent pads
    • A61F13/8405—Additives, e.g. for odour, disinfectant or pH control
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/04—Plaster of Paris bandages; Other stiffening bandages
    • A61F13/041—Accessories for stiffening bandages, e.g. cast liners, heel-pieces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/505—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators with separable parts, e.g. combination of disposable and reusable parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/56—Supporting or fastening means
    • A61F13/66—Garments, holders or supports not integral with absorbent pads
    • A61F13/68—Garments, holders or supports not integral with absorbent pads abdominal enclosing type
    • A61F13/72—Garments, holders or supports not integral with absorbent pads abdominal enclosing type with endless waist encircling band, e.g. panty type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F15/00—Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages
    • A61F15/001—Packages or dispensers for bandages, cotton balls, drapes, dressings, gauze, gowns, sheets, sponges, swabsticks or towels

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  • the present invention relates to an elastic wearing article or garment for supporting and containing diapers, dressings and the like, as well as a method for manufacturing such article.
  • the invention relates to a containment or support elastic (under)garment, that thanks to its elasticity is capable of adjusting itself to the body of the wearer, so as to keep in place diapers, dressings and similar devices.
  • the invention is further directed to a method for manufacturing said containment or support elastic wearing article.
  • incontinence is defined as the unintentional loss of urine or faeces in such an amount and/or so often as to raise a social or sanitary problem; such dysfunction may occur in different degrees of seriousness, ranging from a modest dripping to a complete lack of control of the excretion functions.
  • Incontinence is more widespread than commonly thought and can trouble the most different people, independently from their age: such as a young mother after delivery, people under extreme stress, and more particularly elderly people.
  • incontinence by itself cannot be considered a pathology, but rather the result of one or more pathological conditions, it is nevertheless a physical condition imposing to the sufferer a psychological and a moral damage rather than a physical one.
  • Incontinence can be treated with different types of aids, in accordance with the specificity of the single cases.
  • Substantially the absorbent aids can be divided into two macros categories.
  • a first category includes one-piece aids consisting of completely absorbent pants, which fit closely the user body, and thanks to this feature are particularly suitable in all the cases of both urinary and faecal incontinence, for bedridden patients, for patient the conditions of which are particularly serious, and anyhow for patients that are not self-sufficient.
  • a second group of aids includes two-piece systems comprising an absorbent member which is more or less shaped and extended for better fitting to the configuration of the user body, and a separate member such as an elastic pant or the like, the function of which is to securely keep the absorbent member around the user body. In view of its construction, this latter system is particularly suitable for autonomous patients.
  • CH 580959 discloses an example of an elastic containment garment formed as a pant that can for instance be used for holding incontinence diapers.
  • Figure 1 shows an example of a pant of the above disclosed type, indicated by the reference MT, wom by a subject SG and to which an absorbent diaper PN is secured.
  • the pant MT or a similar device is made of an elastic fabric, preferably a soft yarn, and comprises a belt CN and a thigh seam BC.
  • the belt CN is made of an elastic material and ensures a very good support of the pant when this latter is being worn, whereas the thigh seams BC, also made of an elastic material, prevent the pant portions extending along the thigh from moving up toward the pelvis during the use, e.g. when walking.
  • this type of pant is generally used to keep in position a diaper of an absorbent material, the shape and size of which can be varied according to the physiological necessities to be met.
  • such a diaper can be of the type used by incontinent people, both male and female, and can even be of a large size and extend over either a reduced part or over a large part of the pant, or can be of the type used for a woman's menstrual cycle.
  • a definitely better quality of life can be achieved by people suffering of incontinence problems using such absorbent diapers.
  • US 2005/0137548 discloses an example of a pant equipped with pockets that can be used for instance for storing a backup pant and/or a refreshing napkin.
  • a first object of the present invention is therefore to provide a solution to the above discussed problem by realizing a support and containment elastic wearing article that can advantageously be used for diapers, dressings and the like.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a garment of the above type that is simple and cheap to be manufactured and can therefore be industrially mass produced at advantageous costs.
  • the pocket associated with the elastic containment or support wearing garment could advantageously be used for storing different items, such as for example a medical device, a band-aid, etc.
  • the pocket is preferably formed as a flag, such pocket can advantageously be positioned either on the outside or the inside the garment, by merely turning the fabric inside out.
  • this latter can advantageously be located at different positions with respect to the user body, according to the needs.
  • such elastic wearing article provided with a pocket can advantageously be made with several shapes, for instance it can be formed as a pant, or a tubular garment item to keep a dressing or the like at a desired position, such as over an arm or a leg of a patient.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a garment formed as a pant according to the prior art
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of a garment according to the invention, formed as a pant;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section view of the pant shown in Figure 2;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a first example of an elastic mesh structure
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a second example of an elastic mesh structure
  • FIG. 6a and 6b show the pant of Figure 2 while being worn according to two different dispositions
  • FIG. 7A is a front view illustrating an intermediate step in the manufacturing of a garment according to the invention.
  • FIG. 7B is a cross-section view of the intermediate step shown in Figure 7A. Description of some Preferred Embodiments
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate an elastic wearing article according to the invention, generally indicated by the reference 1 1 , formed as a pant adapted for containing or supporting absorbent devices such as for instance diapers and the like.
  • the pant 1 1 comprises a substantially tubular pant structure 13 in which there are defined an upper portion 15, adapted to enclose the pelvis of a user, and two lower side portions 17, at least partially extending along the thighs of the user.
  • the pant structurel 3 further comprises an elastic belt 19, upwardly defining the upper portion 15, and two thigh seams 21 , also preferably made of an elastic material, each of which defines a corresponding lower side portion 17.
  • the pant structure 13 is preferably made of an elastic fabric, for instance a knit or mesh fabric with rhomboidal or triangular or trapezoidal meshes, capable of snugly fitting to the user body and to hold variously shaped and sized diapers, dressings and the like.
  • the garment 1 1 is shaped for instance as a pant and formed from an elastic tubular mesh fabric comprising longitudinal and parallel ranks 23 of chain meshes of a non-elastic yarn that are transversely connected to one another by an elastic yarn 25, and more particularly such elastic yarns 25 could be different at different areas so as to impart different elastic strengths to the garment.
  • FIG. 5 there is illustrated another embodiment of a mesh fabric employed in a garment according to the invention in which reference 27 indicates elastomeric yarns around which non elastic yearns of another suitable material are twisted, that are transversely disposed and longitudinally provided with evenly-spaced non-elastic yarns 29, whereby the resulting mesh fabric can be stretched lengthwise and sidewise to adjust itself to the user body.
  • the garment 1 1 is further provided with a pocket 31 adapted to contain an item, such as for instance a backup diaper or dressing 33, either of the same or of different type from the one worn by the user.
  • a pocket 31 adapted to contain an item, such as for instance a backup diaper or dressing 33, either of the same or of different type from the one worn by the user.
  • the pocket 31 has a substantially rectangular shape and is joined to a side of the garment by a seam 35A.
  • said pocket 31 preferably extends along its upper portion 15 and along one of the two side portions 17 of the pant, with an access opening 37 positioned along the pant upper edge, in correspondence of the elastic belt 19.
  • the pocket 31 is therefore formed as a "flag-wise" member, i.e. it is fixed to the pant along one edge only and therefore can advantageously be positioned in a "front” or “back” position with respect of the user body when the garment is being worn, as it will become evident from the following description.
  • a garment according to the invention formed as a pant and worn by a person SG with the pocket 31 located either on the front or on the back, respectively, thanks to the flag-wise configuration of the pocket
  • the pocket 31 is easily accessible from the outside through the opening 37 for introducing and extracting objects, particularly a replacement diaper 33. Thanks to the fact that the garment according to the invention is made of an elastic material and therefore adheres to the user body, the pocket 31 can also be provided with both an upper and a lower opening, since the elastic strength of the structure is generally enough for retaining a light-weight object located inside.
  • said pocket 31 is nevertheless closed along the lower edge, e.g. through a transverse seam.
  • the garment particularly when formed as a pant, can be worn with the pocket 31 facing either the inside of the garment or its outside. It will be possible to switch from one to the other of said two configurations by simply turning the garment inside out, as will be clearly illustrated later on in the following description of a method for manufacturing such garment.
  • the pocket 31 is preferably made of the same elastic material forming the garment and is moreover integrated in it.
  • a garment according to the invention is shown in an intermediate step of the manufacturing method which substantially comprises the steps of: - providing a pair of bands 5 I A, 51 B of an elastic mesh fabric that are located on corresponding substantially parallel planes;
  • the method can further comprise a step of transversely seaming one of said inner zones in order to close a side edge of said pocket, particularly along a lower or an upper side, whereby the inside of said pocket becomes accessible through one opening 37 only.
  • the method according to the invention can be used for producing panties, leggings, bracelets and substantially any type of elastic garment adapted to contain or support an absorbent device or the like against the body of a user and provided with a pocket for housing a replacement absorbent or the like.
  • pocket can be devised for containing items that are different from those listed above, for instance drug packages, electro-medical devices, sacks for collecting liquids, etc., without departing from the scope of the invention.

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L'invention porte sur un article à porter élastique (11) pour confinement ou support, en particulier de dispositifs absorbants tels que des couches, des pansements et similaires, comprenant une structure sensiblement tubulaire (13), dans laquelle est prévue une poche (31) apte à stocker un dispositif absorbant de remplacement ou un autre élément.
PCT/IT2008/000782 2008-12-22 2008-12-22 Article élastique à porter pour support et confinement, en particulier d'articles absorbants tels que des serviettes hygiéniques, des pansements et articles similaires, et son procédé de production WO2010073267A1 (fr)

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SM201100031T SMP201100031B (it) 2008-12-22 2011-07-19 Indumento elastico di contenimento o sostegno, in particolare per dispositivi assorbenti quali pannolini, medicazioni e simili e suo metodo di relaizzazione

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GB1470248A (en) 1973-08-21 1977-04-14 Refinetz Ag Knitted garment of elastic fabric having bands of differing elasticity
FR2433912A1 (fr) 1978-08-25 1980-03-21 Courtaulds Ltd Sous-vetement du genre slip pour incontinent
US4932949A (en) 1987-01-20 1990-06-12 A/S Tytex Panty brief for fixation of napkin products and a method of making such panty briefs
US5702379A (en) 1992-10-22 1997-12-30 Preiss; Shoshana Disposable sanitary articles
WO2004049992A2 (fr) 2002-12-03 2004-06-17 The Procter & Gamble Company Articles absorbants a jeter a plusieurs coussinets absorbants dont des remplaçables
US20050137548A1 (en) 2003-12-20 2005-06-23 Francine Riley Sanitary panties with pocket for wipes and spare panties
US20050261656A1 (en) 2004-05-21 2005-11-24 Garcia Mario C Injury prevention apparatus
WO2007053816A2 (fr) 2005-11-01 2007-05-10 Lee Stockhamer Procede et appareil pour prevenir la propagation de germes lors d'une toux ou d'un eternuement
US20080114319A1 (en) 2006-11-13 2008-05-15 John Glasgow Burns Method for making reusable disposable article

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1470248A (en) 1973-08-21 1977-04-14 Refinetz Ag Knitted garment of elastic fabric having bands of differing elasticity
FR2433912A1 (fr) 1978-08-25 1980-03-21 Courtaulds Ltd Sous-vetement du genre slip pour incontinent
US4932949A (en) 1987-01-20 1990-06-12 A/S Tytex Panty brief for fixation of napkin products and a method of making such panty briefs
US5702379A (en) 1992-10-22 1997-12-30 Preiss; Shoshana Disposable sanitary articles
WO2004049992A2 (fr) 2002-12-03 2004-06-17 The Procter & Gamble Company Articles absorbants a jeter a plusieurs coussinets absorbants dont des remplaçables
US20050137548A1 (en) 2003-12-20 2005-06-23 Francine Riley Sanitary panties with pocket for wipes and spare panties
US20050261656A1 (en) 2004-05-21 2005-11-24 Garcia Mario C Injury prevention apparatus
WO2007053816A2 (fr) 2005-11-01 2007-05-10 Lee Stockhamer Procede et appareil pour prevenir la propagation de germes lors d'une toux ou d'un eternuement
US20080114319A1 (en) 2006-11-13 2008-05-15 John Glasgow Burns Method for making reusable disposable article

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