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ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE CONTAINER

Publication EP4710907A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Unicharm Corporation

Inventors

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

Abstract

The present invention provides an absorbent article capable of preventing erroneous recognition of the testing member before use of the absorbent article. The absorbent article (1) includes a testing member (60) for testing a health condition of a wearer. The testing member includes a movement portion (66) that allows an excreta component as a component contained in excreta to move, and an indicator portion (62) that develops color based on the excreta component guided from the movement portion (66). The movement portion (66) includes a labeled antibody that causes an antigen-antibody reaction with the excreta component. The labeled antibody includes a colored antibody that has been colored. The indicator portion develops color by capturing at least one of a complex formed by causing the antigen-antibody reaction and the labeled antibody. The absorbent article includes a colored region (R20) that covers a skin side of the colored antibody disposed in the movement portion.

IPC Classifications

A61F 13/84 20060101AFI20241129BHEP A61F 13/15 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