Medical undergarment vest

Abstract

The invention relates to a medical undergarment vest (Fig. 3) with a central opening featuring a separable zipper and two zippered pockets. An internal slit allows for the passage and securing of a portable infusion pump, housed in one of the internally accessible pockets, depending on the catheter's location. These pockets are secured at the front with zippers to allow for easy inspection and flow rate verification by readily removing the pump. Such a vest is primarily intended to improve patient comfort, allowing them to wear their medical device discreetly under their clothing and avoid the elastic waistband that leaves the torso exposed and irritates the skin. Figure 3 is used to accompany this abstract.

Description

Title of the invention: Medicalized undergarment vest

[0001] The present invention relates to a specific type of garment: an undergarment vest with pockets, suitable for patients equipped with portable infusion pumps.

[0002] Observation of the discomfort generated by treatment with a portable infusion pump For example, in the case of an apomorphine pump, the nurse or any person authorized to treat the patient inserts a catheter into a part of the patient's body: the abdomen, flank, back, etc. This catheter is connected by tubing to an apomorphine pump fitted with a reservoir syringe that continuously delivers a liquid treatment product. The entire pump, reservoir syringe, and catheter assembly is inserted into a pouch attached to an elastic belt worn around the waist, usually directly against the patient's skin. However, this belt causes discomfort, sometimes leads to skin irritation, and stretches and twists after washing. Furthermore, the tubing is exposed to the air and is at risk of being pulled out by a sudden movement of the patient.

[0003] The garment model that I create to overcome these disadvantages constitutes a substitute for this belt, thus allowing a better quality of life for the patient.

[0004] This invention has the following characteristics: • The medical undergarment vest ([Fig. 3]) is made of cotton and is sleeveless. It has zippered pockets sized to hold the pump, which is topped with a syringe-reservoir. These pockets secure the pump and prevent it from falling out. • Slits are cut into the front of the vest, behind the pockets, to allow the pump, topped with the reservoir syringe, to be inserted into the pocket from the inside. The entire medical device runs from the patient's skin, where the catheter is attached, to the secure pocket. The entire device is held completely under the vest, thus securing the tubing.

[0005] In conclusion, the patient is freed from the feeling of discomfort and heaviness associated with wearing the belt supplied with the treatment device. Presentation of the drawings.

[0006] The attached drawing board represents sketches that illustrate the state of affairs, then the invention of the model of medicalized undergarment vest and its functionalities.

[0007] [Fig. 1] represents the complete portable infusion pump device according to the pump example in the description. The pump (1) is fitted with a reservoir syringe (2) and is connected to the catheter (4) by a tube (3).

[0008] [Fig.2] shows how the device is traditionally worn with the belt. An elastic belt (1) is attached to the waist and has a pocket (2) into which the pump (3) is inserted, connected to the catheter (4) by a tube (5).

[0009] [Fig. 3] shows the invention: a sleeveless medical undergarment vest, viewed from the front, with a separating zipper allowing complete front opening (1), and two rectangular pockets with zippers (2) sized to accommodate the portable infusion pump (3), which is inserted into the pocket from the inside through a slot (4) in the front of the vest. The tubing is thus secured inside. The pockets have vertical zippers (5) to facilitate the insertion and removal of the pump when it is necessary to check the flow rate or to administer a bolus, i.e., a rapid injection of a large quantity of medication.

[0010] [Fig. 4] shows the vest open, seen from the reverse side of the fabric. The tubing (1) and the pump surmounted by the reservoir syringe (2) are inserted internally into the pocket through a slit made in the vest fabric, just behind the pocket (3).

[0011] [Fig. 5] shows a detailed view of the device on a pouch. This is a cross-section of the pouch viewed from the inside (1). A slit (2) is made on the inside of the vest, at the back of the pouch, to allow the passage of the device: pump (3) and tubing (4) into the pouch. The device is connected to the catheter (5) attached to the patient's body. The entire device is thus safely placed at the bottom of the pouch.

Claims

Demands

1. Medical undergarment vest (fig 3) specially designed to relieve patients equipped with a portable infusion pump device that generates daily discomfort, characterized in that the vest is sleeveless, and in that it opens completely at the front by means of a separating zipper (1)

2. Medical undergarment vest (fig3), according to claim 1, characterized in that it has zippered pockets (2) for housing the pump and its reservoir syringe (3), as well as slits (4) on the front of the vest at the back of the pockets allowing the pump and its reservoir syringe (3) to be connected to the catheter placed directly on the patient's skin.

3. Medical undergarment vest (fig3), according to claim 2, characterized in that the zippers of the pockets are vertical

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