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US 7,073,204 B1Granted
Garment with a compartment
OwnerKathleen Anne McHugh Boylesinventor
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a garment comprising a compartment that can comprise a volume substantially sufficient to contain a medical apparatus. A compartment can be comprised of an inner and an outer layer of material, with the outer layer comprised of two or more releasably attaching outer panels. The inner layer of a compartment can comprise a releasably attachable vertical joint that can allow access to a wearer's body for insertion and manipulation of a medical apparatus.
Claims31
A system comprising:
- a medical tubing;
- and
- a garment, comprising:
- an inner layer;
- an outer layer combinable with said inner layer to define a compartment proximate to an operative region for said medical tubing;
- said compartment at least partially bordered by a permanent attachment between said outer layer and said inner layer;
- said outer layer comprising a plurality of outer panels releasably attachable along a substantially vertical outer joint aligned approximately along a vertical centerline of a wearer of said garment;
- said inner layer further comprising a releasably attachable substantially vertical inner joint for access to an anatomical region of a body of the wearer of said garment;
- in a first operative mode, said inner joint releasably attached and said outer joint releasably attached, an opening to said compartment defining a first perimeter of a finite and non-zero length,
- in a second operative mode, said inner joint releasably closed and said outer joint at least partially open, said opening to said compartment defining a second perimeter, a ratio of said second perimeter to said first perimeter between approximately 1.2 and approximately 10;
- in said second operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint substantially intersecting a substantially non-vertical outer joint at an angle of from approximately 20 degrees to approximately 160 degrees;
- said compartment comprising one or more access points along a lateral portion of said outer layer,
- said compartment defining a volume substantially sufficient to contain said medical tubing;
- said compartment comprising a support for said medical tubing;
- and
- in a third operative mode:
- said medical tubing residing within said compartment;
- said compartment allowing insertion of said medical tubing into the anatomical region of the body of the wearer of said garment without removal of said garment;
- said compartment comprising a support for said medical tubing proximate to the operative region for said medical tubing without substantially irritating a portion of skin of the wearer of said garment;
- said compartment comprising a means for accessing said medical tubing without removal of said garment;
- said compartment comprising a means for substantially limiting visibility of said medical tubing to an observer;
- and
- said compartment comprising a means for protecting said medical tubing from operational interference.
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A device comprising:
- a garment, comprising:
- an inner layer;
- an outer layer combinable with said inner layer to define a compartment;
- said compartment at least partially bounded by a permanent attachment between said outer layer and said inner layer;
- said compartment defining a volume substantially sufficient to hold a medical apparatus;
- said compartment comprising a bracement for the medical apparatus;
- said outer layer comprising a plurality of outer panels releasably attachable along a substantially vertical outer joint aligned approximately along a vertical centerline of a wearer of said garment;
- said inner layer further comprising a releasably attachable substantially vertical inner joint for access to an anatomical region of a body of the wearer of said garment;
- in a first operative mode, said inner joint releasably attached and said outer joint releasably attached, an opening to said compartment defining a first perimeter of a finite and non-zero length;
- in a second operative mode, said inner joint releasably closed and said outer joint at least partially open, said opening to said compartment defining a second perimeter, a ratio of said second perimeter to said first perimeter between approximately 1.2 and approximately 10;
- and
- in said second operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint intersecting a substantially non-vertical outer joint at an angle of from approximately 20 degrees to approximately 160 degrees.
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A device comprising:
- a garment, comprising:
- an inner layer;
- an outer layer combinable with said inner layer to define a compartment;
- a first lateral edge of said outer layer located medial to a first lateral-most boundary of said garment, said first lateral-most boundary corresponding approximately to a first lateral-most portion of a body of a wearer of said garment;
- said compartment at least partially bounded by a permanent attachment between said outer layer and said inner layer;
- said compartment defining a volume substantially sufficient to hold a medical apparatus;
- said outer layer comprising a plurality of outer panels releasably attachable along a substantially vertical outer joint aligned approximately along a vertical centerline of the wearer of said garment;
- said inner layer further comprising a releasably attachable substantially vertical inner joint for access to an anatomical region of the body of the wearer of said garment;
- in a first operative mode, said inner joint releasably attached and said outer joint releasably attached, an opening to said compartment defining a first perimeter of a finite and non-zero length;
- in a second operative mode, said inner joint releasably closed and said outer joint at least partially open, said opening to said compartment defining a second perimeter, a ratio of said second perimeter to said first perimeter between approximately 1.2 and approximately 10;
- and
- in said second operative mode, said substantially vertical outer joint intersecting a substantially non-vertical outer joint at an angle of from approximately 20 degrees to approximately 160 degrees.
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