SURGICAL PREPARATION GARMENTS

Abstract

Surgical preparation garments comprising in combination a fabric top portion consisting of a jacket having sleeves and a fabric bottom portion consisting of a pair of trousers having a right and left trouser leg. The top portion and bottom portion have openings located at predetermined points for convenient access to the human body to carry out surgical procedures.

Claims

1. Surgical preparation garments, said surgical preparation garments comprising in combination: A. a fabric top portion consisting of a jacket having sleeves and predetermined openings in said jacket, said openings being: i. top left chest and top right chest; ii. middle left arm and middle right arm; iii. left foreman and right forearm, and, iv. the stomach; B. a fabric bottom portion consisting of a pair of trousers having a right trouser leg and a left trouser leg, said trousers having predetermined openings in said trousers, said openings being: a. left upper inside thigh; b. right upper inside thigh; c. left crotch, and, d. right crotch.

2. The surgical preparation garments as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one opening is covered by a fabric flap having a fastener.

3. The surgical preparation garments as claimed in claim 2 wherein said flaps are securable by fasteners.

4. The surgical preparation garments as claimed in claim 3 wherein said fasteners are straps.

5. The surgical preparation garments as claimed in claim 3 wherein said straps are hook and loop.

6. The surgical preparation garments as claimed in claim 3 wherein said fasteners are buttons.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] FIG. 1 is a full front view of a surgical preparation garment of this invention showing all of the openings in the garments for access to the body of a human.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a full front view of a surgical preparation garment of this invention showing the openings in the garments that are used for phlebotomy.

[0015] FIG. 3 is a full front view of a surgical preparation garment of this invention showing the openings in the garments that are used for dialysis.

[0016] FIG. 4 is a full front view of a surgical preparation garment of this invention showing the openings in the garments that are used for an arthrogram procedure.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a full front view of a surgical preparation garment of this invention showing all of the openings being covered by flaps.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] Three common surgical procedures carried out by physicians, hospitals, and clinics, and the like, are phlebotomy, dialysis and arthrograms.

[0019] Phlebotomy is the process of making an incision in a vein with a needle. The procedure itself is known as a venipuncture. Phlebotomists are people trained to draw blood from a patient for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research. Phlebotomists collect blood primarily by performing venipunctures, that is, by drawing blood from veins. Normally, such procedure is done on a patient by utilizing veins in an arm or the like, but sometimes, the procedure requires other locations on the body. When this is the case, the patient may be subjected to undressing and this is uncomfortable for a great number of patients. Thus, if a convenient covering was available for covering the human form, but leaving restricted openings in the garment for access to draw blood, then this would be very practical and comfortable solution to the problems.

[0020] Dialysis, on the other hand is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. This is renal replacement therapy. Dialysis is used as a temporary measure in either acute kidney injury or in those awaiting kidney transplants and as a permanent measure for those for whom a transplant is not indicated or is not possible. Depending on the type of dialysis that is undertaken, the openings in the inventive garment that are used for phlebotomy can be used for dialysis. On the other hand, if the dialysis is peritoneal dialysis, the patient is subjected to excess body exposure as the abdominal cavity is the place where that procedure is carried out. Thus, in addition to the phlebotomy openings in the garment, it is good to have a peritoneal opening.

[0021] An arthrogram is a series of images of a joint after injection of a contrast medium, usually done by ultrasound, fluoroscopy or MRI. The injection is normally done under a local anesthetic. The radiologist or radiographer performs the study using fluoroscopy or ultrasound to guide the placement of the needle into the joint and then injects an appropriate amount of contrast. The procedure generally requires the patient to be exposed from the waist to the shoulders and thus it would be convenient and practical to have a garment that has openings as claimed in this specification.

[0022] The garments of the instant invention have all of the required openings for these procedures.

[0023] There is shown in FIG. 1 a full frontal view of a set of garments that make up this invention, wherein there is shown a top garment 1, and a bottom garment 2. The garments are fabricated from fabric. The top garment 1 consists of a jacket having sleeves 4. It is anticipated within the scope of this invention to have any length of sleeve.

[0024] The openings in the top garment 1 are top left chest 5 and right chest 6; middle left arm 7 and right arm 8; left forearm 9 and right forearm 10, and, the stomach 11.

[0025] In FIG. 1, there is also shown a bottom garment 2. The bottom garment 2 consists of trousers having a right 12 and a left 13 trouser leg. There is an opening 14 in the right trouser leg 12 and an opening 15 in the left 13 trouser leg. There is also a lower opening 16 in the left trouser leg 13 and a lower opening 17 in the right trouser leg 12. It is contemplated within the scope of this invention to have any length of trouser leg.

[0026] Thus, FIG. 1 is an illustration of the garments of this invention showing all of the openings.

[0027] FIG. 2 is an illustration of a garment useful for phlebotomy surgical procedures.

[0028] FIG. 3 is an illustration of a garment useful for dialysis.

[0029] FIG. 4 is an illustration of a garment useful for arthrogram procedures.

[0030] FIG. 5 is an illustration of garments of this invention having fabric flaps 18 covering the openings, wherein the openings are shown in phantom.

[0031] As stated Supra, it is contemplated within the scope of this invention that the surgical preparation garment flaps 18 are generally fabricated from fabric and are securable by fasteners 19, wherein the fasteners can be straps, such as buckled straps, Velcro closures, snaps, or buttons, or the like, all of which are standard in the art.

[0032] Referring to FIG. 2, the illustration shows those openings useful in phlebotomy, namely, openings 7, 8, 14, and 15.

[0033] With regard to FIG. 3, the illustration shows those openings useful in dialysis, namely, openings 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

[0034] With regard to FIG. 4, the illustration shows those openings useful in an arthrogram procedure, namely, openings 5, 6, 14, and 15.