Patent ID: 6270485
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A support device for use with a drainage receptacle connected to a postoperative surgery patient comprising:a belt shaped to be worn about the abdomen, thorax, head or upper thigh of a wearer;a pocket having an internal cavity shaped to receive a surgical drainage receptacle, said pocket having a back panel and a front panel, said back panel made of a relatively non-abrasive material and having padding positioned therein such that pressure from a receptacle carried in said cavity is distributed about said back panel, a hinge having a fixed end and a free end and forming a crotch attached to said front panel, said free end having a closure for releasably attaching said free end to said front panel wherein said fixed end of said hinge is positioned on said front panel below said free end of said hinge such that said crotch can support excess slack from a tube connected to a surgical drainage receptacle when said free end of said hinge is attached to said front panel, wherein said back panel also includes a loop for slidably receiving said belt, said loop being shaped to hold said pocket against said belt such that said belt is below an upper surface of said back panel, wherein said pocket is held against a wearer such that a carried receptacle is held in a substantially upright position.