Abstract: A garment-like absorbent article can have a front region, a back region, and a central region extending between and connecting the front region and the back region. The front region and the back region of the absorbent article can be formed from a combination of elastic materials. The combination of the elastic materials can be asymmetrically configured about the absorbent article to provide an improved fit of the absorbent article to the body of the wearer as well as to provide the wearer with an absorbent article that resembles traditional woven underwear.

Abstract: A blood purification apparatus that detects dislodgement of a puncture needle is provided. The apparatus includes an arterial electrode, a venous electrode, a power source capable of causing a current to flow through an arterial puncture needle and a venous puncture needle that are stuck in a patient, a body-surface electrode closely attached to a body surface of the patient, a detection device capable of acquiring a heart rate of the patient in accordance with an electrical signal detected by the body-surface electrode, a monitoring device capable of monitoring in real time the current flowing through the arterial electrode or the venous electrode and a change in an impedance in a body of the patient that is detected by the detection device, and an identifying device capable of identifying a dislodged state where the arterial puncture needle or the venous puncture needle is dislodged from the patient, in accordance with the change in the impedance that is an object of monitoring by the monitoring device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wearable article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction comprising an elastic belt region, a crotch region, a waist opening and two leg openings; wherein the article meets the formula of: LC<0.38CW-18; wherein LC is the Drapability index (%) according to the measurements herein, and CW is the Compression Work index (gfcm) according to the measurements herein.