Labial product system to maintain a treatment agent

Abstract

A process and system for maintaining a position of a feminine-care treatment (86) includes a providing of an operative quantity of at least one feminine-care treatment material (86), and a depositing of the treatment material into a vulva-vaginal area of a recipient, female user. A maintenance article, such as provided by an interlabial device (40), is placed into an interlabial space of the user. The maintenance article (40) is configured to operatively impede an undesired movement of the treatment material (86) from the vulva-vaginal area when the interlabial device is placed in the interlabial space of the user. In a particular aspect, the maintenance article (40) can include a liquid-permeable topsheet layer (62), and a pliable core (66) which operatively joined to the topsheet layer (62). In another aspect, the maintenance article (40) can include a backsheet layer (64) which is joined to the topsheet layer (62), and can have the pliable core member (66) positioned between the topsheet layer (62) and the backsheet layer (64). Still another aspect can include a bundling mechanism (90) for operatively holding the treatment material (86) and the interlabial device (40) in a convenient system-assembly (88).

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a system for effectively maintaining a selected therapeutic agent at a designated location within the crotch region of a user. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system comprising an article, such as a labial pad, that can be placed within the vestibule of a female wearer and that can be used to maintain a desired location of a selected therapeutic agent. Background technique [0002] Various modes and various absorbent articles for absorbing body exudates such as menstrual fluid are known. With regard to feminine hygiene, the art offers two basic types of feminine hygiene protective articles: sanitary napkins, which were developed for external wear in the pudendal area; and tampons, which were developed for wearing inside the vaginal canal and blocking The menstrual fluid that comes out there. Composite feminine hygiene protection devices have also been proposed in the hope of combining t...

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