Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means, which prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than one piece of wrapper material upon being opened.

Abstract: A method of concurrently providing a series of types of pant-like garments and corresponding information to consumers. The series includes two or more pant-like garments, each of the garments corresponding to a stage of toilet training. Each of the garments in the series may differ from one another in terms of absorbent capacity, size, and/or features. The information provided to the consumer helps the consumer discern which garment from the series is most appropriate for a child in a specific stage of the toilet training process.

Abstract: A package is disclosed having an enclosed compartment with a pair of oppositely aligned walls and a perimeter. An array of compressible articles is retained in the enclosed compartment in an initial orientation. The package also includes an opening mechanism capable of being activated to provide an opening into the enclosed compartment. The opening is of sufficient size to allow the articles to be individually removed. The package further includes an expansion member secured to the enclosed compartment and capable of expanding outward through the opening. The expansion member permits removal of the articles from the opened package while retaining the remaining articles in their initial orientation.

Abstract: A package (20) of articles comprises a bottom panel (24), and a top panel (26). The top panel is operatively positioned and joined with the bottom panel (24) to provide a closed package. The top panel (26) is appointed to face toward a user, and a plurality of personal care articles (22) are contained in the package (20). The package (20) includes an opening mechanism (34) which provides access to the articles (22), and each article includes a liquid-permeable topsheet layer (36), and a backsheet layer (38). A data layer (42) is operatively joined to the article (22), and is intended to be selectively repositioned prior to using the article, to enable full functionality of the article. Data indicia (44) are located on the data layer (42) and configured to communicate a message to the user. The message can be related to at least one of motivating the user, entertaining the user, educating the user, and inspiring the user.

Abstract: An element dispensing package suitable for dispensing adhesive strips or bandages. Each element is contained within an envelope formed by opposed upper and lower sheets. The lower sheet has a release liner secured thereto to protect the element while it is within the dispenser. The element is releasably secured to a pull cover and is separated from the lower sheet and release liner when the envelope is opened. The pull cover has one or more gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package. Additionally, the lower sheet and upper sheet have optional gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package.

Abstract: A package for dispensing articles intended for one time use only, such as skin plasters or adhesive bandages, medicaments, and disposable handkerchiefs, where the articles are placed on top of each other, or on top of and side-by-side of each other, to form a layer of juxtaposed articles. The package includes an upper part and a lower part that is partially telescopically received within the upper part. The lower part of the package is generally rectangular in cross-section and is closed at its bottom and along its sides to form a pocket. The rear wall of the lower part connects with the front edge of a flat panel defining a top wall of the upper part. A tongue extends from the front edge of the upper part down between the respective rear wall and front wall of the lower part of the unit.

Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.

Abstract: A patch with a fast-opening package comprises an adhesive support, possibly lacking the bandage pad and covered by one or more films of a protective material that can be separated from the adhesive support, a wrapper enclosing the patch and consisting of two half-wrappers that can be separated by pulling two end portions, at least one of the two half-wrappers being anchored to the one or more films protective material. At least one film of protective material has an extension that covers at least half the support and has a region submitted to die pressing to reduce the surface in contact with the adhesive, thereby allowing removal of the film by pulling the associated half-wrapper without a noticeable effort.

Abstract: A method and system for performing intermittent male catheterization by a patient, a patient's caregiver, or a health care provider are revealed. The system contains apparatus for at least one intermittent male catheterization and includes at least one male catheter, antibacterial soap, a lubricant, step-by step-instructions, and a container, where the above named items are positioned inside the container. The method includes self-care documentation for a medical professional to instruct a user in the use of the system and to keep a record that the instruction of the patient was performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device and material which assist in the coagulation and containment of blood from a wound produced as a result of medical procedures which require blood to be drawn, such as with a lancet or a needle or the like. The device is a compact, portable unit that dispenses an appropriate amount of absorbent material for the collection and coagulation of blood. The absorbent material comprises a non-absorbent backing coupled with an absorbent top layer. The absorbent material may also contain medicaments that assist in the coagulation and wound healing process.

Abstract: A packing wrapper (17) for an individually packed absorbent article (1), such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, intended to enclose the absorbent article (1), the packing wrapper (17) includes an opening flap (31), and the opening flap (31) having a free edge (33). The packing wrapper also includes an element (35; 40) for tactile detection of the position of the free edge (33), the element (40) for tactile detection having a longitudinal extent essentially parallel to the free edge (33) of the opening flap (31).

Abstract: A method of displaying a package of disposable absorbent pant products includes placing the package in a retail store in the same region of the store that also includes clothing. A package for disposable absorbent pant products includes a pocket and device for hanging the package. The package may include a display window through which a consumer may view the disposable absorbent pant products.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hygiene product including an absorbent article having a top layer for facing a wearer and a back layer having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on a garment surface thereof, and a packaging sheet in which the absorbent article is wrapped. The packaging sheet has a first surface and a second surface. At least 50% of the top layer of the absorbent article faces the first surface of the packaging sheet. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer of the absorbent article is covered with a release sheet. The absorbent article is wrapped in the packaging sheet such that the second surface of the packaging sheet appears externally.

Abstract: A dispenser for conveniently dispensing multiple transdermal/transmucosal drug-containing patches from a single container. The dispenser has an inner cartridge defined by walls made of an impermeable material, wherein the inner cartridge is hermetically sealed during storage. In another aspect, the dispenser incorporates a child-resistant mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapping body to be a member to discard an used interlabial pad, composed of a wrapping container to wrap the interlabial pad to provide the wrapping body where the interlabial pad is contained in the wrapping container realizing hygienic and smooth discards of used interlabial pads and compactness when carried.

Abstract: A packaged assembly includes a package formed of in a rectangular hexahedron having first and second side walls opposed to each other and third and fourth side walls opposed to each other and a plurality of disposable diapers, each including a main body having an absorbent core attached thereto waist-surrounding peripheral end portions of the front and rear waist regions free from the absorbent core, packed within the package so that the plurality of disposable diapers may be stacked one upon another in a vertical direction of the package.

Abstract: A product retention package is disclosed, wherein the package is configured to form a sealed internal cavity for receiving a product, particularly transdermal delivery systems, patches, bandages, films, sheets, and the like. A retention means is formed in association with the cavity to maintain the position of the product distal to a predetermined opening location. By controlling the position of the product within its packaging, the user can more easily and safely open the package at its predetermined opening location without damaging the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wrapping container for individually wrapping an interlabial pad that is easy to be unwrapped and a wrapping body comprising this wrapping container to provide an interlabial pad individual wrapping container including an interlabial pad within a wrapping container that makes it possible to smoothly take out the interlabial pad included therein from the wrapping container.

Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.

Abstract: An epidural anesthesia kit preferably includes a skin-preparation package that is readily accessible before having to unfold a packaging towel, a plurality of pre-filled syringes, and a cup having a removeable lid for quick access to saline or other injectable fluid. Methods of manufacturing such kits and using them are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for dispensing face masks. The system includes a stack of masks arranged within an interior of a container. The container has a dispensing opening therein for the withdrawal of a single or a specific plurality of masks. The ties of the masks within the stack are arranged so that they extend along the interior walls of the container and rest upon the furthest surface of the mask furthest away from the dispensing opening.

Abstract: An array of disposable absorbent article configurations is provided comprising a sequence of designs corresponding to a wearer's stages of development. A merchandising system facilitates consumers' selection of an absorbent article configuration by appropriately matching an absorbent article configuration with a particular wearer's stage of development. The system includes indicia exhibiting pictorial representations of the absorbent article configurations fitted to wearer's at corresponding stages of development enabling a consumer to choose the appropriate absorbent article configuration for a particular wearer.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a packaged assembly comprising a package formed of a flexible sheet substantially in a regular hexahedron of which each pair of surfaces adjacent to each other are substantially orthogonal to each other and a plurality of disposable diapers each comprising front and rear waist regions opposed to each other, waist-surrounding lateral portions destined to form a waist-hole and a crotch region's bottom. These diapers are compactly packed in a state of compression with the front and rear regions thereof placed against one another in a back-and-forth direction. Within the package, the first diapers have the waist-surrounding end portions lying on the side of a top surface of the package and the second diapers having the waist-surrounding end portions lying on the side of a bottom surface of the package. Both lateral portions of the crotch regions, bottoms of the first and second diapers are folded inwardly of the respective diapers.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a package of disposable diapers in which diapers are arranged in close contact one with another in a back-and-forth direction of the diapers each having waist-lateral portions folded inward between themselves together with lateral portions of a core in front and rear waist regions of the diaper toward a longitudinal center line bisecting a width dimension defined between the waist-lateral portions. Of these diapers, intermediate portions between the waist-lateral portions are in close contact one with another so that the diapers can be compactly packed within a bag without any significant void space left between each pair of the diapers adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A product in the form of a segmented strip includes tabs to assist in dispensing individual segments from the strip. Segments of the strip are separated by lines of perforations running transverse to the strip. A tab of sufficient size to be easily grasped is adhesively secured to the strip across the line of perforations. The tab is positioned so that less than half of the area of the tab is disposed on the segment that is the first to be dispensed. The majority of the surface of the tab is disposed on a segment that will be subsequently dispensed. When the first segment is dispensed, the tab is retained on the next segment since the adhered surface on the next segment is greater. The exposed portion of the tab may then be readily located and grasped when the next segment is to be dispensed.

Abstract: A waste removal device for collecting waste material is disclosed. The waste removal device comprises a first sheet having an inner surface and a second sheet attached to the first sheet and overlying the inner surface to define an envelope for storing the waste material. The waste removal device also includes a third sheet made from an absorbent material that overlies the inner surface of the first sheet adjacent to the second sheet. The third sheet is intended to contact the waste material while the waste removal device is being used and the first sheet is intended to provide added protection to a user by protecting the user from the waste material.

Abstract: The invention refers to a preferential rapidly opening package for adhesive bandages comprising a wrapping, obtained by the union of two half-wrappers (I1, I2), in which is enclosed the adhesive bandage provided with an adhesive support (A), and in which the pulling of the ends of said half-wrappers (I1, I2) causes the preferential removal of one of said half-wrappers (I1, I2).

Abstract: A method and system for performing intermittent male catheterization by a patient, a patient's caregiver, or a health care provider are revealed. The system contains apparatus for at least one intermittent male catheterization and includes at least one male catheter, antibacterial soap, a lubricant, step-by step-instructions, and a container, where the above named items are positioned inside the container. The method includes self-care documentation for a medical professional to instruct a user in the use of the system and to keep a record that the instruction of the patient was performed.

Abstract: A master package including a plurality of utility packages and removable master packaging surrounding the utility packages. Each utility package includes a plurality of absorbent articles and utility packaging including a flexible pocket and a recloseable opening.

Abstract: A package having a container with a layer. The layer has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The layer forms an interior space. The interior space has a plurality of absorbent articles forming a stack within the interior space of the container. Each of the absorbent articles has a thickness and is individually wrapped in a wrapper. The wrapper of each of the absorbent articles has a distinctive design and a first color. The exterior surface of the container has a graphic which has a distinctive color and a first window on the container. The distinctive color is color coordinated with the first color of the distinctive design on the wrapper. The first window reveals at least a portion of the thickness of at least one of the absorbent articles and at least a portion of the first color of the wrapper.

Abstract: A package including a plurality of absorbent articles, and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior, an opening extending into the interior, a flap for covering the opening, and a closure positioned on the pocket and/or the flap for releasably holding the flap in a closed position. The closure permits the flap to be positioned in a different location on the pocket during successive closings when successive articles are removed from the interior of the pocket to permit the packaging to conform to the remaining articles in the interior of the pocket.

Abstract: A layered product in a package ready for non-touch application which product comprises a cover layer to which an adhesive layer is unreleasably fastened and a release layer which is releasably fastened to the adhesive layer, and which package comprises a top layer and a bottom layer where the top layer is next to the cover layer and the bottom layer is next to the adhesive layer or the release layer and the top and bottom layer are releasably sealed to each other isolating the adhesive layer from the surroundings, and where the cover layer is releasably fastened to the top layer.

Abstract: A moist eyeglass cleaner includes an impermeable reclosable handy packet, and a plurality of stacked moist paper sheets disposed in the packet. The packet includes a first wall having an open side formed with an adjacent pair of fixed parallel ribs, and a second wall having an open side formed with a fixed rib that is clamped between the ribs of the first wall so that the packet is reclosable.

Abstract: A packaging system for any manner of personal care products includes a package member configured for receipt of the personal care products therein. The external surface of the package member has a nondescript configuration that is generally not indicative of the types of products carried in the package. A flap member is connected to and repositionable on the external surface of the package member. A first side of the flap member may have product identifying indicia thereon, and a second opposite side of the flap member has a nondescript surface configuration that is not indicative of the personal care products within the package. Attaching devices are disposed to removeably secure the flap member in a first position on the external surface of the package such that the first side having the product identifying indicia thereon is outwardly facing, and in a second position wherein the flap member is flipped over and the second side having the nondescript configuration is outwardly facing.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for using a hygienic device to form a barrier between an object to be grasped, such as a doorknob, and a user's palm and fingers to prevent the transfer of unwanted bacteria and germs. The device is a covering for the palm and fingers of the user's hand which creates a barrier between the doorknob and the user's palm and fingers to prevent the transfer of germs thereto. The device is envisioned to have a pocket or other means to facilitate positioning of the hygienic device on the user's hand, with the pocket being of size to receive one or more fingers up to a depth of less than the middle knuckle. The method for using the hygienic device further includes providing a dispenser for holding multiple hygienic devices, a single device can be removed from the holder which is then placed upon the user's hand and is then used. After the hygienic device is used it can be disposed of as needed by the user.

Abstract: A receptacle containing a plurality of sanitary absorbent articles that are individually packaged. On each package is applied a visual reference system. The visual reference system includes a first and a second elements of information. The first element of information is indicative of a scale of reference establishing a range of values of a certain characteristic of the sanitary absorbent article in the package. The second element of information is indicative of a certain degree or level on the scale of reference. The certain characteristic can be the liquid absorption capacity of the sanitary absorbent article.

Abstract: An element dispensing package suitable for dispensing adhesive strips or bandages. Each element is contained within an envelope formed by opposed upper and lower sheets. The lower sheet has a release liner secured thereto to protect the element while it is within the dispenser. The element is releasably secured to a pull cover and is separated from the lower sheet and release liner when the envelope is opened. The pull cover has one or more gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package. Additionally, the lower sheet and upper sheet have optional gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package.

Abstract: A promotional insert for advertising a transdermal patch to a reader of a periodical comprising a sample of the transdermal patch attached to the promotional insert, wherein the promotional insert contains a description of the sample of the transdermal patch attached thereto, and wherein the promotional insert is suitable for inclusion into a periodical. A process for producing the promotional insert, and a use of the promotional insert in a magazine for advertisement of the transdermal patch are also described.

Abstract: A method and system for performing intermittent male catheterization by a patient, a patient's caregiver, or a health care provider are revealed. The system contains apparatus for at least one intermittent male catheterization and includes at least one male catheter, antibacterial soap, a lubricant, step-by step-instructions, and a container, where the above named items are positioned inside the container. The method includes self-care documentation for a medical professional to instruct a user in the use of the system and to keep a record that the instruction of the patient was performed.

Abstract: The neuro-cottonoid dispensing device comprises a tray of plastic or similar disposable material with a trough and a series of channels to accommodate neurosurgical sponges. A neurosurgical sponge comprises a string attached to an absorbent material, usually cotton. Either the sponge or the string can be radio-opaque (x-ray detectable). The absorbent part of the neurosurgical sponge is often referred to as a cottonoid by those skilled in the art. The aforementioned grooves or channels keep the strings tangle-free and the cottonoids immediately accessible. The cottonoids rest within the trough. Immediately preceding or during neurosurgery, the trough can be filled with a wetting solution, usually saline. A plastic film or similar material covers the tray and encloses the neurosurgical sponges in a sterile environment.

Abstract: A package including absorbent articles and recloseable packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior for said absorbent articles and an opening extending into the hollow interior for permitting an article to be withdrawn from the hollow interior. The packaging also includes a flap having a proximal end attached to the pocket and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The flap may be moved between an open position to permit an article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position to retain the articles in the pocket. The flap has a proximal width at the proximal end and a distal width at the distal end shorter than the proximal width.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses a package having a container with a layer. The layer has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The layer forms an interior space. The interior space has a plurality of absorbent articles forming a stack within the interior space of the container. Each of the absorbent articles has a thickness and is individually wrapped in a wrapper. The wrapper of each of the absorbent articles has a distinctive color. The exterior surface of the container has a graphic which has a distinctive color and a first window in the container. The first window reveals at least a portion of the thickness of at least one of the absorbent articles and at least a portion of the distinctive color of the wrapper.

Abstract: A sanitary napkin package and kit for emergency use during a first, unexpected, or emergency onset of a menstrual period or menses, which contains a sanitary napkin located inside a compartmentalized container;

Abstract: A patient discharge system and method for self-care of a post-surgical drain site by a patient are revealed. The system contains apparatus for at least one dressing change and includes non-latex gloves, measuring cups, gauze pads, adhesive tape remover pads, a pencil, antibacterial soap, tape, belt bags, numbered drain labels, split gauze pads with foam support bars, drainage record cards, a set of step-by-step instructions and a box having a ruler on an inside of the box top. The system includes one set of step-by-step instructions for a medical professional to instruct a patient in the use of the patient discharge system. A copy of the step-by-step instructions is included for acknowledgment by the user and retained by the medical professional for medical records.

Abstract: A packaging system for personal care products includes an elongated flexible strand of individual sealed pouches connected together in end-to-end fashion. Each pouch carries at least one type of personal care product therein, such as a feminine hygiene product. The strand of pouches is folded such that the individual pouches are in a stacked configuration. A separation line is defined between the individual pouches. A device is provided for maintaining the pouches in the stacked configuration during transit and storage while permitting a consumer to readily remove and separate a leading pouch from the stack. The maintaining device accommodates reduction and size of the stack as individual pouches are removed from the stack.

Abstract: There is developed a label which enables purchasers or ordinary consumers to identify suitable commodity products at a glance, thereby providing facilities for consumers when they purchase commodity products. A target user information label section corresponding to a target user of paper diapers packed in a package is printed at a position conspicuous for ordinary consumers on the surface of the package, along with a tradename of the paper diapers. All target user designs corresponding to all target users of paper diapers to be handled as commodities are displayed as a single set in the information label section. A specific target user design corresponding to a target user of the paper diapers packed in the package is displayed greater in size than the other target user designs belonging to the set.

Abstract: A package of individually packaged interlabial pads.

Abstract: A dispenser for conveniently dispensing multiple transdermal/transmucosal drug-containing patches from a single container. The dispenser has an inner cartridge defined by walls made of an impermeable material, wherein the inner cartridge is hermetically sealed during storage. In another aspect, the dispenser incorporates a child-resistant mechanism.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to make a single article storage display capable of fully showing performance or an appealing point to consumers. A portion of a sample packing cover member, in which a part of a sanitary napkin to be brought into contact with a wearer faces the portion while the napkin is housed in the cover member, is made transparent. The transparent portion is given curvatures in both longitudinal and lateral directions such that a contour of the transparent portion faithfully follows a contour of the sanitary napkin, thereby making it easy for a user to ascertain the contour of the sanitary napkin.

Abstract: Biocompatible adhesive protective dressings, and methods of manufacturing and using the same, having properties suitable for use on moist tissues such as gingiva. The dressing may include a flexible sheet, e.g. a metal foil, with an irradiated gamma radiation sensitive adhesive on one surface. The properties of gamma sensitive adhesives are modified by exposure to gamma radiation so as to increase their adhesiveness and volume. The dressing may be applied to human or animal tissue to protect the tissue from the environment, and retain autogenous and other substances at the application site. The dressing may be used at surgical sites or wounds.