Henry A. Brown, Cincinnati, OH; Ryo Minoguchi, Cincinnati, OH; Lymarie Semidey-Flecha, West Chester, OH; and Gerard A. Viens, Wyoming, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 10/6/22
Issued: 12/10/24

An absorbent tampon comprising: a primary absorbent member having an insertion end and a withdrawal end disposed opposite the insertion end, a top adjacent the insertion end, a bottom adjacent the withdrawal end, and a middle disposed between the top and the bottom, the primary absorbent member comprising at least two layers of fibrous absorbent material, the primary absorbent member and/or the at least two layers thereof having a Z-direction fiber integration reflecting, as measured by a Z-Cluster Measurement Test Method as described herein, either or both of: an area of a third largest Z-cluster of greater than 0.01 mm 2; and an average area of a top three clusters of at least 0.02 mm 2; and a secondary absorbent member attached to the primary absorbent member and extending outboard of the withdrawal end of the primary absorbent member.