Post-surgical accessory convenience kit

• US 20090107876A1
• Filed: 10/17/2008
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bradley P. Bengtson
• Original Assignee: Bradley P. Bengtson
• Inventors: Bengtson, Bradley P.
• Application Number:
  US12/288,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20090107876A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/570
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/10 Transparent walls
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/02 Briefcases or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/14 with built-in rolling means
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/144 Pack-carrying waist or torso belts
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/02 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of one strap passing over the shoulder
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/14 Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/31 Carrying cases or bags, e.g. doctors' bags
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/682 bulb-type, e.g. nasal mucus aspirators
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/088 on the body

Abstract

A post-surgical accessory convenience kit, or PACK includes the plurality of items, which serve a patient'"'"'s post-operative needs, such as, but not limited to, a drain suction bulb (reservoir) and attendant tubing; dressing change materials; post-operative medication (e.g., pain medication, antibiotics, ointments, and other medication prescribed by a physician); physician or caregiver instructions, drain record sheets, and caregiver contact phone numbers. The kit further includes a carrier or pouch. The pouch includes a plurality of pockets or compartments that are sized and configured to hold the diverse array of items, which are directly related to the patient'"'"'s post-operative needs. The kit can be worn about the waist or shoulder of an individual, and can add post-operative comfort by taking tension off of an incision and drain entry site and avoiding accidental pulling of the drain or suction bulb.

Claims

1. A kit comprising:

a reservoir;

a length of tubing, the tubing having a first end sized and configured for coupling to the reservoir and a second end sized and configured for implanting into a drain site in a patient; and

a pouch.

2. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising at least one dressing change material.

3. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising at least one post-operative medication.

4. A kit according to claim 3 wherein said at least one post-operative medication includes at least one of a pain medication, an antibiotic, and an ointment.

5. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising at least one set of post-operative instructions.

6. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising at least one drain record.

7. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising at least one physician contact phone number.

8. A kit according to claim 1 wherein the pouch is made of a material that is water and fluid resistant.

9. A kit according to claim 8 wherein the material is clear.

10. A kit according to claim 1 wherein the pouch includes a strap.

11. A kit according to claim 10 wherein the strap is sized and configured to secure the pouch around the waist of a patient.

12. A kit according to claim 10 wherein the strap is sized and configured to wear the pouch over the shoulder of a patient.

13. A kit according to claim 1 wherein the pouch includes at least one pocket.

14. A kit according to claim 13 wherein at least one of the pockets of the pouch includes a closure element.

15. A kit according to claim 1 further comprising at least one auxiliary case attached to the pouch.

16. A method of providing post-operative materials to a patient, the method comprising:

providing a pouch, the pouch including a plurality of compartments;

providing a reservoir;

providing tubing;

providing at least one post-operative medication;

providing post-operative information;

providing at least one dressing change material;

arranging the reservoir, tubing, post-operative medication, post-operative information, and dressing change material within the compartments of the pouch; and

distributing the pouch to a patient.

17. A kit comprising:

a reservoir;

a length of tubing, the tubing having a first end sized and configured for coupling to the reservoir and a second end sized and configured for implanting into a drain site in a patient;

at least one dressing change material;

at least one post-operative medication;

a set of post-operative care instructions;

at least one physician contact phone number; and

at least one drain record.

18. A kit according to claim 17 further comprising a pouch, said pouch having a plurality of compartment.

19. A kit according to claim 18 wherein each of said reservoir, dressing change material, at least one post-operative medication, set of post-operative care instruction, at least one physician contact phone number, and at least one drain record are contained within one of the compartments of the pouch.

20. A luggage article comprising

a frame having an interior volume;

a handle coupled to the frame; and

material carried by the frame to enclose the interior volume, the material being transparent such that substantially the entire interior volume is visible from outside the frame.

21. A luggage article according to claim 20 wherein said handle is a telescoping handle.

22. A luggage article according to claim 20 further comprising at least one wheel coupled to the frame.

23. A luggage article comprising:

a body having an interior volume, the body being made of a transparent material such that substantially the entire interior volume is visible from outside the body;

an opening on said body, the opening providing access to said interior volume; and

at least one of a handle and strap coupled to the body.

24. A luggage article according to claim 23 wherein said interior volume is sized and configured to receive a laptop computer.