Adaptive garment for ostomate
OwnerMary Jo Ellen Traversoneinventor
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Abstract
Normal clothing adapted to provide access point(s) for the pass through of an ostomy bag/appliance in which the invention provides a barrier between the ostomy appliance and the skin. Method of determination of garment access point(s). The embodiment of the invention results in the garment positioned between the body and the ostomy appliance, promoting access to the stoma and the stoma appliance. The garment is worn over the shoulders and under the ostomy appliance Configured to attain maximum stretching in the vertical direction.
Claims7
A method for providing a custom fit one-piece undergarment comprising at least one ostomy bag opening to at least one stoma of an ostomy patient;
- the method comprising:
- providing a one piece undergarment;
- measuring a first line starting from the suprasternal notch of the patient toward an inferior edge of the one-piece undergarment;
- measuring a second line perpendicular to the first line, where the second line bisects the corresponding stoma
- providing the ostomy bag opening in the one-piece undergarment located at an intersection of the first line and the second line, the ostomy bag opening providing an access point for pass through for attaching or removing the ostomy bag to or from the at least one stoma, the resulting custom fit one-piece undergarment configured for acting as a barrier between skin of the wearer and the ostomy bag;
- providing the resulting custom fit one-piece undergarment comprising the ostomy bag opening that is custom fit to provide the ostomy bag opening for the access point for the pass through of the ostomy bag to attach or detach from the at least one stoma and to provide a barrier between the skin of the wearer and the ostomy bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.