Intergluteal shield
View Patent ↗An intergluteal shield being a crescent or heart shaped or other shaped pad having a soft fabric exterior and lacking any waterproof layers, the pad being sized to fit into the intergluteal space of a human keeping the location dry. The intergluteal shield can be used to alleviate diaper rash, Hexsel's hydrosis and other intergluteal irritations.
1. An intergluteal shield, comprising an absorbent pad lacking any waterproof layers, said pad having a size and a shape to fit into an intergluteal space of a human, thereby separating the glutes and allowing airflow therebetween, said absorbent pad having an absorbent material covered by a soft fabric exterior, and said fabric having a layer of curly cellulose fiber therein.
2. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , further comprising a tab portion of said intergluteal shield protruding from said intergluteal space and suitable for gripping.
3. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , comprising cotton sherpa fleece or bamboo fleece.
4. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , wherein said absorbent pad has an acidic pH.
5. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , said absorbent pad having a pH of 4.5-5.
6. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , wherein said shape is a heart shape, a crescent shape, a rectangular shape, or a shape having a convex curve on an edge thereof.
7. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , wherein said absorbent pad comprises a dried buffer having a pKa of 4.5-5.5.
8. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , wherein said absorbent pad comprises a dried medicament for the treatment of diaper rash.
9. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , wherein said absorbent pad is selected from bamboo, cotton, hemp, silk or lanolized wool fleece or combinations thereof.
10. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , said fabric being a non-woven stay dry fabric.
11. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , said fabric being a non-woven stay dry fabric comprising a non-woven polypropylene and polyethylene material.
12. The intergluteal shield of claim 1 , wherein said fabric is a terrycloth or velvet or flannel having a pile, wherein said pile is oriented to the outside of said pad.
13. An intergluteal shield, comprising an absorbent pad lacking any waterproof layers, said pad having a size and a shape to fit into an intergluteal space of a human, thereby separating the glutes and allowing airflow therebetween, further comprising a tab portion of said intergluteal shield protruding from said intergluteal space and suitable for gripping, said tab portion being less than 3 square inches, said absorbent pad having an absorbent material covered by a soft fabric exterior, and said fabric having a layer of curly cellulose fiber therein.
14. An intergluteal shield, comprising an absorbent pad of pH 4.5-5 and lacking any waterproof layers, said pad having a size and a shape to fit into an intergluteal space of a human, thereby separating the glutes and allowing airflow therebetween, said absorbent pad having an absorbent material covered by a soft fabric exterior, and said fabric having a layer of curly cellulose fiber therein.