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ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Publication EP4710903A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Unicharm Corporation

Inventors

UEDA, Takahiro, NISHIMURA, Kiyoko, YOSHIMASA, Wataru, GODA, Hiroki, NOMOTO, Takashi, HASHINO, Akira, SUZUKI, Yuya

Abstract

The present invention provides an absorbent article with which the wearer can easily grasp the testing result. An absorbent article (1) according to one aspect includes a testing member (60) for testing a health condition of the wearer. The testing member (60) includes an indicator portion (62) that develops color based on an excreta component as a component contained in excreta. The absorbent article (1) includes a first hydrophobic part (71) having hydrophobicity that covers a skin side (T1) of the indicator portion (62) of the testing member (60). The indicator portion (62) after color development is visually recognizable from the skin side of the absorbent article.

IPC Classifications

A61F 13/42 20060101AFI20241129BHEP A61F 13/84 20060101ALI20241129BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR