Medical Garment and Method

摘要

A medical garment is provided for use with children patients during and following intravenous medical therapies and method for using the same. The garment includes fabric fitted for the upper torso of a patient with an easily detachable flap exposing an access opening located over the chest area to allow care providers with easy access to medical ports implanted in the patient's chest where most such ports are located for pediatric patients. An storage pocket is positioned inside and adjacent to the opening for easy, safe and discreet storage of tubing and small medical devices. The exterior surfaces of the flap and/or interior surfaces of the pocket may include ornamentation and/or design elements appropriate for children's clothing. The garment is designed to look like a regular piece of children's clothing which is comfortable for children to wear and which helps restore a feeling of normalcy to a child patient.

主权项

1. A medical garment preferably for use with children and for providing easy access to implanted ports, catheters and/or tubing used for administration of fluids and/or medication, the garment comprising:
a garment body configured for covering the torso, the body having front, back and sides with openings for arms and defining exterior and interior surfaces; one more openings at the front side configured for providing easy access to ports, catheters, and/or tubing implanted at the chest region of the patient; one or more flaps for covering the one or more openings, each flap having and exterior and interior surface and two or more adjacent sides attachable with the exterior surface of the front side of the garment body; one or more storage pockets for storing excess tubing and other small medical apparatus at a location easily accessible to care providers by accessing through the one or more openings; wherein each of the one or more storage pockets has an opening, front and back exterior surfaces and front and back interior surfaces; and wherein at least one of the one or more storage pockets is located immediately adjacent to the one or more openings at the interior surface of the garment body;