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Apparatus and Method for Application of Absorbent Article

U.S. Patent No. 12,419,792

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry, Rodman Media

William Bowser, Mundelein, IL.
Assigned to Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL.

Filed: 2/8/23
Issued: 9/23/25

An apparatus for aiding a caregiver in absorbent article application, the apparatus comprising: an application mat extending in a lateral direction between a first lateral end and a second lateral end and extending in a longitudinal direction, the mat comprising a substantially flat first surface, a substantially flat second surface, and a central axis; a landing zone; a first grasping element positioned at least in part between the application mat central axis and the application mat first lateral end; a second grasping element positioned at least in part between the application mat central axis and the application mat second lateral end; wherein the apparatus is adapted to releasably engage an absorbent article for placement of the absorbent article on a wearer; and wherein the apparatus is adapted to be disengaged and removed from the absorbent article while the absorbent article remains on the wearer; and wherein the first grasping element and the second grasping element are each configured to form an opening sized to receive at least one of a human finger, multiple human fingers, a human hand, or a combination of a human hand and wrist.

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