Apparel – Body garments
Patent
1998-11-07
2000-05-02
Hale, Gloria M.
Apparel
Body garments
450 1, A41B 100
Patent
active
060556684
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a post-surgical garment for use following breast or chest surgery wherein the garment 10 has straps 16 having a length of hook and loop material attached at overlapping ends 18 whereby an individual user 12 drapes the garment 10 over the shoulders and extends the back straps 16 down the front where the ends of the mating shoulder straps 16 are secured with hook and loop material 18 at a comfortable user selectable length which may be about half way between the top of the patient's shoulders and the patient's breasts. The main body of the garment 10 being open in the center and also having overlapping ends having a length of hook and loop material attached thereon, is secured at the front 14. Another length of hook and loop material 20 is located along the hem of the garment which acts as means for attaching a number of attachable and detachable bags 22 provided as means for holding other collection devices 28, bags or, e.g., a chemotherapy pump, depending on the therapy, or are themselves collection bags and each bag having a strap 23 permanently attached thereon to the external surface of the bag and having a length of hook and loop material 25 located on each end of the strap 23 whereby each strap can retain a number of tubes 30 passing between the bag and the point of surgery on the patient's body. Also located on the inner/rear of the garment 10 within the cup area 34 of the garment is a pocket 36 for inserting and retaining a prosthesis when applicable.
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Gros Melinda
Lew Donna
Hale Gloria M.
Kroll Michael I.
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