Patent ID: 7784710

Claim:
A medicament-releasing bed linen comprising an adsorbent pad impregnated with a medicament and a pocket for carrying the absorbent pad, wherein said pocket is attached to the bed linen and has an opening for receiving the absorbent pad, and is formed, shaped and sized such that the absorbent pad is held securely within the pocket but is removable therefrom via the opening, and a closure member for retaining the absorbent pad within the pocket, wherein the pocket comprises a single piece construction from a flexible member folded over itself to define first and second layers, said first and second layers being attached to each other along part of their peripheries and unattached along other parts of their peripheries, said unattached parts providing the opening for receiving and removing the absorbent member, wherein the first layer includes an extended part that extends beyond the second layer adjacent the opening, and wherein the first layer is folded such that the extended part and the second layer overlap, wherein the extended part of the first layer includes first and second side edges and a transverse edge and is fixed to the pocket along its side edges, and is unattached along its transverse edge, whereby the extended part of the first layer provides a closure member for retaining the absorbent pad within the pocket, and wherein the flexible member comprises a material that enables an inhalable vapor to be released therethrough, such that a person in contact with said bed linen inhales said inhalable vapor.