Patent ID: 7000616

Claim:
A disposable garment for the care and prevention of wounds on a target area of the body of a user, the garment comprising: an absorbent portion having a fluid pervious inner sheet, a fluid impervious outer sheet and at least one layer of absorbent material positioned between the inner and outer sheets; the inner and outer sheets each having an outer surface; and a wound care and prevention portion coupled peripherally to the outer surface of the absorbent portion, the wound care and prevention portion including means for reducing pressure, friction and shear that can irritate or cause ulcers resulting from prolonged contact between the target area of the body of the user and a chafing surface, said means for reducing pressure, friction and shear having an array of removable devices forming a generally flexible sheet for supporting an area of the body of the user, each device removably coupled to at least one other device, at least one of the devices being a device that is selectably removable from the array in order to define a space in the sheet which approximates the size of the target area on the body of the user.