US 12,642,688 B2Granted

Ostomy pocket patch

AssigneeAdam's Ostomy Pocket, LLC

InventorMargaret A. Brown

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Abstract

A patch for attachment within a shirt or blouse can form a pocket which can accommodate expansion of a concealed ostomy bag. The patch includes a curved middle seam which allows the pocket to expand towards the wearer's skin. Oversized, rounded welts are located adjacent to the pocket opening to protect the patch from peeling off of the garment over time. The patch is intended to be attached to the inside surface of the garment in order to form a definitive pocket which can receive and support an expanding ostomy bag close to the body, and can allow the garment to lie substantially flat against the wearer's body without creating an awkward silhouette. The patch has a substantially triangular, symmetrical shape, which allows it to be rotated prior to attachment, for example, to fit either the right or left corner of a shirt or blouse.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A patch for attachment to an inside surface of a garment to create a definitive pocket for receiving and supporting an ostomy bag, the patch comprising:

a) a first half-patch;
and
b) a second half-patch, wherein the first half-patch and the second half-patch are identical, each including an angled corner, a curved side, a straight side, a base side, a welt, and a stitch line, wherein the angled corner and the curved side of the first half-patch are sewn to the angled corner and the curved side of the second half-patch to create a bottom corner and a middle seam for the patch,
wherein the patch is adapted for attachment to the inside surface of a garment to create a definitive pocket, the definitive pocket having an opening for receiving and holding an ostomy bag, wherein the welts are adjacent to either end of the opening, and wherein the middle seam allows the definitive pocket to expand in the horizontal direction towards a wearer's body as the ostomy bag fills.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.