Apparel – Body garments – Shirts
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-03
2011-05-03
Hale, Gloria (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Body garments
Shirts
C002S069000, C002S096000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07934269
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to an article of clothing and a method for accessing a portion of a patient's body for treatment that permit an area of treatment to remain substantially covered. In one embodiment, a shirt/jacket is provided that has a first closeable opening in the front of the shirt/jacket that extends from the bottom of the shirt/jacket to the top of the collar or neckline and a second closeable opening extending from the outer cuff of a sleeve to the neckline at the outer top side of the collar. The second closeable opening is preferably opened and closed by a hook and loop fastener. This permits tubing to be routed through the second closeable opening to be attached to an intravenous access device in a patient's arm and for the shirt sleeve to remain substantially closed and cover the patient even when treatment is being provided to the arm. In another embodiment, the shirt/jacket includes an additional closable opening that extends from the top of the neckline or collar to a point in the chest area of the shirt/jacket and where the closable opening is preferably opened and closed by a hook and loop fastener. This permits tubing to be routed through the additional closable opening to be attached to an intravenous access device in a patient's chest and for the shirt to remain substantially closed and cover the patient even when treatment is being provided to the chest area.
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Lask Charles M.
Lask Merle B.
Hale Gloria
McDonnell Boehnen & Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
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