#$%^&*AU2017254823A120171123.pdf#####Abstract An absorbent, launderable and re-usable garment or undergarment adapted to absorb and retain a discharge released from an area of a person's body in the region of the urethra, the vagina, and the anus； characterised in that each garment includes at least one elastic pouch retaining means； a nonremovable absorbent pouch having an interior and comprised of a plurality of layers as part of the structure of the garment； an inner layer maintained in contact with the area comprises at least one shaped panel of a stretchable, knitted or woven, wettable and water-permeable textile； an intermediate layer having a hydrophilic and fluid-absorbent composition； the outer layer comprises at least one external panel of a skin-conformable knitted or woven textile that has been subjected to a waterproofing process in which the textile itself is made impermeable to retained liquid water yet remains permeable to water vapour and retains original stretchable and elastic properties； the waterproofing process comprising applying an emulsion of a water-repellent material.4 /6 1008a 908 902 1002 907 1007a 1007b 905 9041-: 06 1005a 904 1005b 90 1004a 1004b 903 9011
