Special receptacle or package – Including ancillary article contacting medium – For apparel
Reexamination Certificate
1999-04-06
2001-07-31
Fidei, David T. (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Including ancillary article contacting medium
For apparel
C206S438000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267232
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to disposable patient garments that are discarded after being worn during a medical procedure and more particularly to a disposable patient garment system for use by women undergoing gynecological exams that includes a disposable patient garment constructed of a disposable material in the general shape of elastic waisted shorts that have a split from the front center thereof down between the two legs and up the back side to the back center thereof, and a sealed moisture proof packaging and disposal bag having a sealed lower garment holding chamber within which the disposable patient garment is packaging for shipping and storage; the sealed moisture proof packaging and disposal bag having a plastic outer bag defining the lower garment holding chamber; two trackways attached to the upper edges of the interior sidewalls that define the lower garment holding chamber are interlockable and form the two-parts of the two-part sealing mechanism that is securable together to seal the garment holding chamber prior to disposal of the disposable patient garment; the top edge of the plastic outer bag being heat sealed to package the disposable patient garment; the heat sealed top edge having a tear enablement cut out section located just there below to facilitate tearing off of the heat sealed edge for removal of the disposable patient garment; the interior wall defining the garment holding chamber having a rupturable disinfectant holding cell filled with an alcohol based disinfectant provided thereon; the rupturable holding cell being ruptured after the disposable patient garment is inserted back within the garment holding chamber after use and before sealing the garment holding chamber prior to disposal with the two-part sealing mechanism.
BACKGROUND ART
Many patients, particularly those about to undergo gynecological examinations, feel exposed and vulnerable wearing the traditional wrap around garment typically provided by the health care establishment. It would be a benefit to these individuals to have a disposable patient garment that is constructed in the general shape of elastic waisted shorts that could be worn while waiting to be examined but that had a split from the front center thereof down between the two legs and up the back side to the back center thereof to not hinder the examination. Because the disposable garments are often exposed to bodily fluids and the like during use, they must be disposed of according to stringent health regulations. It would, therefore, be desirable to have a moisture proof packaging and disposal bag that could be used to initially package and store the disposable patient garment and that included a sealable lower garment holding chamber into which the used disposable patient garment could be sealed with a two-part sealing mechanism after a rupturable disinfectant holding cell filled with an alcohol based disinfectant was ruptured to ensure safe disposal of the medical waste.
GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a disposable patient garment system that includes a disposable patient garment that is constructed in the general shape of elastic waisted shorts that can be worn while waiting to be examined but that have a split from the front center thereof down between the two legs and up the back side to the back center thereof to not hinder the examination.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a disposable patient garment system that includes a moisture proof packaging and disposal bag that is used to initially package and store the disposable patient garment and that includes a sealable lower garment holding chamber into which the used disposable patient garment is sealed with a two-part sealing mechanism after a rupturable disinfectant holding cell filled with an alcohol based disinfectant is ruptured to ensure safe disposal of the medical waste.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a disposable patient garment system that includes a disposable patient garment constructed of a disposable material in the general shape of elastic waisted shorts that have a split from the front center thereof down between the two legs and up the back side to the back center thereof, and a sealed moisture proof packaging and disposal bag having a sealed lower garment holding chamber within which the disposable patient garment is packaging for shipping and storage; the sealed moisture proof packaging and disposal bag having a plastic outer bag defining the lower garment holding chamber; two trackways attached to the upper edges of the interior sidewalls that define the lower garment holding chamber are interlockable and form the two-parts of the two-part sealing mechanism that is securable together to seal the garment holding chamber prior to disposal of the disposable patient garment; the top edge of the plastic outer bag being heat sealed to package the disposable patient garment; the heat sealed top edge having a tear enablement cut out section located just there below to facilitate tearing off of the heat sealed edge for removal of the disposable patient garment; the interior wall defining the garment holding chamber having a rupturable disinfectant holding cell filled with an alcohol based disinfectant provided thereon; the rupturable holding cell being ruptured after the disposable patient garment is inserted back within the garment holding chamber after use and before sealing the garment holding chamber prior to disposal with the two-part sealing mechanism.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a disposable patient garment system that accomplishes all or some of the above objects in combination.
Accordingly, a disposable patient garment system is provided. The disposable patient garment system includes a disposable patient garment constructed of a disposable material in the general shape of elastic waisted shorts that have a split from the front center thereof down between the two legs and up the back side to the back center thereof, and a sealed moisture proof packaging and disposal bag having a sealed lower garment holding chamber within which the disposable patient garment is packaging for shipping and storage; the sealed moisture proof packaging and disposal bag having a plastic outer bag defining the lower garment holding chamber; two trackways attached to the upper edges of the interior sidewalls that define the lower garment holding chamber are interlockable and form the two-parts of the two-part sealing mechanism that is securable together to seal the garment holding chamber prior to disposal of the disposable patient garment; the top edge of the plastic outer bag being heat sealed to package the disposable patient garment; the heat sealed top edge having a tear enablement cut out section located just there below to facilitate tearing off of the heat sealed edge for removal of the disposable patient garment; the interior wall defining the garment holding chamber having a rupturable disinfectant holding cell filled with an alcohol based disinfectant provided thereon; the rupturable holding cell being ruptured after the disposable patient garment is inserted back within the garment holding chamber after use and before sealing the garment holding chamber prior to disposal with the two-part sealing mechanism.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Fidei David T.
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