Post-surgical garment
AssigneeLife in the Pink, Inc.
InventorsTonya E. Lee, Ismary Susset Bryan
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Abstract
A post-surgical garment comprises a wrap-around material with pouches for comfortable placement of surgical drains. The garment provides a wrap around piece designed to keep the post-surgical drains and the tubing of the drains secure while showering, sponge bathing or during daily activities. A post-surgical drain is slipped through an opening on the side of the garment and any attached tubing is fed through. The post-surgical drain and excess tubing is placed in a pouch. Flaps are securely closed to cover the opening. The garment is then closed in the front with a secure closure.
Claims22
A post-surgical garment, comprising:
- a body section of material that wraps around a user and comprising a closure mechanism that secures the garment around the user;
- one or more openings through the material that through which post-surgical materials can be passed from an internal side of the garment to an external side of the garment;
- one or more flaps that are each closable over a corresponding one of the one or more openings;
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- one or more pouches on the external side of the garment that in which the post-surgical materials are placed.
A method of securing post-surgical drains, comprising:
- inserting a post-surgical drain through an opening in a material of a post-surgical garment that wraps around a user;
- feeding a post-surgical drain tubing attached to the post-surgical drain through the opening in the material;
- inserting the post-surgical drain into a pouch attached to the material;
- securing a flap over the opening in the material to cover the opening;
- wrapping the material around the user;
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- securing the material around the user with a closure mechanism attached to the material of the post-surgical garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.