MEDICAL GARMENT

摘要

A medical garment adapted to be worn by a patient, including: a body portion adapted to be worn on at least the upper torso of a patient, wherein the body portion includes at least one front panel having an outward-facing surface and an inward-facing, skin-contacting surface; an access opening extending across at least a portion of the body portion of the garment, wherein the access opening provides communicates between the outward- and inward-facing surfaces of the front panel; a pocket-forming outer panel affixed to the body portion of the garment such that a selectively-closeable pocket is provided between at least a portion of the front panel and the pocket-forming panel; and a medical device anchor secured within the pocket, wherein the anchor is adapted for releasable securement of a portion of a medical device (e.g., catheter tubing) within the pocket.

主权项

1. A medical garment adapted to be worn by a patient, comprising:
(a) a body portion adapted to be worn on at least the upper torso of a patient, said body portion comprising at least one front panel having an outward-facing surface and an inward-facing, skin-contacting surface; (b) an access opening extending across at least a portion of the body portion of the garment, wherein the access opening provides communicates between the outward- and inward-facing surfaces of the front panel; (c) a pocket-forming outer panel affixed to the body portion of the garment such that a selectively-closeable pocket is provided between at least a portion of the front panel and the pocket-forming panel, the pocket extending downwardly from said access opening; and (d) a medical device anchor secured within said pocket, said anchor adapted for releasable securement of a portion of a medical device within said pocket.