US 5,708,978 AGranted

Medical vest

OwnerAnna C. Johnsrudinventor

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Abstract

A medical vest for carrying a portable patient care module is disclosed. A sleeveless vest-like portion encircles the upper torso of the wearer and has a lower edge that terminates generally at the midriff of the wearer's body. The vest portion has large neck and sleeve openings and wide straps that overlie the wearer's shoulders. The vest portion is sized for snug but slidable motion relative to the body for maximizing comfort and minimizing irritation to the skin. A pocket sized to operatively hold a patient care module such as an infusion pump or monitor is secured along an upper edge thereof to the lower edge of the vest and hangs downwardly therefrom in a loose, comfortable and unrestricted manner that does not exert constant pressure to the wearer along the length of the pocket. The vest and pocket are fabricated from soft, washable cloth that minimizes irritation to the skin.

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Dependent claims

A medical vest for operatively carrying and positioning for comfort a patient care module on a human body having an upper torso defining a midriff area extending from an upper area adjacent a lower rib cage of the torso to a lower area adjacent a waist portion of the torso, comprising:

(a) a sleeveless primary portion sized to encircle the upper torso and having:
(i) continuous front and back panels cooperatcively defining an enlarged neck opening and sized and configured to terminate at a lower edge adjacent the upper area of said midriff, said front and back panels meeting and being joined at oppositely disposed sides below the arms of the body;
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(ii) widened straps connecting the front and rear panels and configured to overlie the shoulders of the body;
(b) a pocket connected to said primary portion at one of said aides go am to be positioned generally under an arm of said body, said pocket downwardly depending from said lower edge to a distal end and being, sized and configured to retainably operatively hold a patient care module in loose movable relation to the body and such that said distal end lies generally along said lower area of said midriff;
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(c) said vest being constructed of soft, washable material for minimizing irritation and chafing of the body skin and in a manner so as to minimize irritation of stitchings of said vest to the body, and being configured to be slidably movable relative to the body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.