# US 2021/0274855 A1 · Insulin pump compatible undergarments

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- Number: US 2021/0274855 A1
- Document ID: US20210274855A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/249,628
- Filed: 2021-03-08
- Published: 2021-09-09
- Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09
- Inventors: Lauren Anne Hermsen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210274855A1

## CPC

- A41B 9/001: {Underpants or briefs (specially adapted for men A41B9/02; specially adapted for ladies A41B9/04)}
- A41C 3/0035: {with pockets}
- A61M 5/14244: {adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body}
- A61M 5/14248: {of the skin patch type}
- A41B 2400/38: Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure
- A41B: SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
- A41C: CORSETS; BRASSIERES
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

An insulin pump compatible undergarment has a pocket to contain an insulin pump and an access port to accommodate medical tubing. The pocket has an opening overlapped with a pocket edge. A method of wearing an insulin pump includes donning the undergarment; inserting an insulin pump into the overlapped pocket; feeding medical tubing through the access port; coupling the medical tubing with the insulin pump; and coupling the medical tubing with a cannula inserted at an infusion site.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An insulin pump compatible undergarment, comprising an undergarment having a pocket and at least one access port; wherein the pocket has an opening overlapped with a pocket edge; wherein the pocket is operative to contain an insulin pump; and wherein the at least one access port is operative to accommodate medical tubing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The insulin pump compatible undergarment of claim 1, wherein the undergarment is shapewear with the pocket on an inner thigh.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The insulin pump compatible undergarment of claim 1, wherein the undergarment is a brassiere with cups and the pocket is centered below the cups.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The insulin pump compatible undergarment of claim 1, further comprising a securing material on at least one edge of the undergarment and on an interior surface of the undergarment co-located with the pocket.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The insulin pump compatible undergarment of claim 1, wherein an interior surface of the pocket has securing material.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The insulin pump compatible undergarment of claim 1, wherein the at least one access port is provided at a corner of the pocket.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The insulin pump compatible undergarment of claim 1, further comprising a securing material on at least one edge of the undergarment, on an interior surface of the undergarment co-located with the pocket, and on an interior surface of the pocket, wherein the at least one access port is provided at a corner of the pocket.

### Claim 8

A method of wearing an insulin pump, comprising:
a) donning an undergarment having an overlapped pocket with at least one access port at a corner thereof;
b) inserting an insulin pump into the overlapped pocket;
c) feeding a medical tubing through the at least one access port;
d) coupling the medical tubing with the insulin pump; and
e) coupling the medical tubing with a cannula inserted at an infusion site.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the medical tubing is fed through the at least one access port and coupled to the insulin pump before the insulin pump is inserted into the overlapped pocket.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the medical tubing is coupled to the insulin pump before feeding the medical tubing through the at least one access port.