Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Personal care products with visual indicator of vaginitis
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Application No.: US13975545Application Date: 2013-08-26
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Publication No.: US09279140B2Publication Date: 2016-03-08
- Inventor: Rameshbabu Boga , John Gavin MacDonald
- Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WI Neenah
- Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Neenah
- Agency: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Main IPC: A61B10/00
- IPC: A61B10/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B8/00 ; C12Q1/04 ; A61F13/84 ; A61L15/56 ; G01N33/52

Abstract:
There is provided a personal care product having a body side liner, a baffle and an indicator strip with two ends. The indicator has an amine sensitive dye near at least one end. The indicator extends from the target area just below the liner to just above the baffle such that the dye deposit is visible to an unaided eye. The dye changes color in the presence of amines which are characteristic of infection, thus alerting the user to the possibility of infection. Such an indicator placed in a feminine hygiene pad, for example, may be useful in the diagnosis of vaginitis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140087417A1 Personal Care Products with Visual Indicator of Vaginitis Public/Granted day:2014-03-27
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