Patent ID: 9545124
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A41C,A41D

Claim:
1. A post-surgery brassiere for use in conjunction with a patient having an implanted drain or an implanted boost-treatment device having one or more tubes extending out of the patient in a substantially horizontal orientation, the brassiere comprising: two breast cups; a back band that couples to the two breast cups; a first aperture disposed at a first location in the back band, wherein, when the brassiere is in use on the patient, the first location is disposed below a first axilla of the patient; and a first fixation element, wherein the first fixation element is disposed dorsal to the first aperture and spaced apart therefrom, wherein the first fixation element is physically configured and oriented so that if the one or more tubes of the implanted boost-treatment device extend out of the patient and through the first aperture of the brassiere in the substantially horizontal orientation, the first fixation element is capable of receiving and immobilizing the tubes so as to maintain same in the substantially horizontal orientation.