Patent ID: 9592371
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A device for protecting an implanted port, which is capable of receiving medicine for an intravenous application, of an active child comprising: a. a rigid back plate with a top and a lower surface and with a plurality of slots essentially at the perimeter of the back plate; b. a pad made of resilient material with a top surface and a lower surface, the top surface of the pad contiguously placed next to the lower surface of the back plate with a small gap at the junction of the contiguous surfaces and the lower surface of the pad next to a skin of a user; c. a means to secure the lower surface of the back plate to the top surface of the pad; d. a plurality of straps with a length long enough and able to wrap around a chest and shoulders of the active child; and e. a means to attach the plurality of straps threading each strap through the slots essentially at the perimeter of the back plate to the back plate of the device wherein the plurality of the straps extend from the perimeter of the back plate and wherein the device is placed on the skin of the active child directly over the implanted port and promotes confidence of the active child in physical activities.