摘要 |
This invention is a woven absorbent article (10) useful in medical application, including at least one yarn-like radiopaque element (14) extending along the length dimension and fully from one end (18) to the opposite end (20) of the absorbent article, and having its opposite ends (22, 24) anchored to the absorbent article by means of multiple folds (28, 30) at each of the ends (22, 24) of the absorbent article (10). Preferably, the radiopaque element (14) is incorporated into the woven article (10) in the form of a warp yarn of the weave thereof. A method for the manufacture of the article is disclosed.
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