Ostomy undergarment
OwnerCynthia Deans Robbinsinventor
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Abstract
A garment for individuals wearing an ostomy appliance comprises an undergarment having front, back and crotch panels, waist and leg bands stitched together to construct a typical panty or undergarment. The garment incorporates an inner, “hidden” pocket which surrounds and supports the connected flange of an appliance and contains the appliance pouch in the inner pocket apart from the user's abdominal skin.
Claims9
An ostomy garment for accommodating an ostomy appliance having a flange for engaging a surgical stoma of a wearer and having a pouch attached to the flange, the pouch having a recloseable bottom opening for emptying the pouch, the garment comprising:
- a front panel and a back panel joined together so as to form a structure for encircling a lower torso of the wearer, and a crotch panel joined to the front and back panels so as to form a crotch portion and so as to define two leg openings for the garment;
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- a fabric lining joined to the front panel and disposed adjacent an inner surface thereof so as to form a pocket for containing the pouch, the pocket having an upper opening for insertion of the pouch therethrough into the pocket, the pocket further including a recloseable opening adjacent one of the leg openings of the garment for allowing the pouch to be emptied via the bottom opening of the pouch.
An ostomy garment for accommodating an ostomy appliance having a flange for engaging a surgical stoma of a wearer and having a pouch attached to the flange, the garment comprising:
- a front panel and a back panel joined together so as to form a structure for encircling a lower torso of the wearer, and a crotch panel joined to the front and back panels so as to form a crotch portion and so as to define two leg openings for the garment;
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- a fabric lining joined to the front panel and disposed adjacent an inner surface thereof so as to form a pocket for containing the pouch, the pocket having an upper opening for insertion of the pouch therethrough into the pocket, the upper opening being generally U-shaped for supporting the flange of the ostomy appliance, and the pocket being substantially as wide as the front panel so as to accommodate the appliance in various positions relative to the wearer's body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.