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Carrying pouch for chemotherapy patientsCarrying pouch for chemotherapy patients description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090095783, Carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/998,454, filed Oct. 11, 2007. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to containers for carrying objects on the person, and particularly to a carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients that is adapted for receiving a chemotherapy pump and bag set. 2. Description of the Related Art Portable chemotherapy dispensers allow chemotherapy treatment to be administered away from treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Such dispensers generally include a bag or pouch of chemotherapy medication, a pump, a catheter, and associated tubing. The components of the dispenser are sized so as to be carried by the chemotherapy patient. Typical pumps have dimensions of approximately four inches by six inches by one inch and weigh approximately sixteen ounces. The associated bag typically has dimensions of approximately three inches by seven inches by ¾ of an inch, and weighs approximately twelve ounces when full. Medication is drawn by a pump from the bag through tubing therebetween and forced through tubing between the pump and the catheter. The catheter is suitably inserted into the patient\'s body, generally in the torso, so that medication dispensed by the pump is administered to the patient. The use of such equipment is common by patients who require surgery for colorectal cancer and who must undergo an adjunct course of Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (PIC). Carrying the chemotherapy apparatus is often awkward and inconvenient for the user. Further, belt-mounted harnesses and the like not only place the chemotherapy apparatus in an awkward position when the user is walking or sitting, but make the function of the harness and apparatus obvious to outside observers. It would be desirable to provide a comfortable and discrete carrying pouch for the chemotherapy apparatus. Thus, a carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients solving the aforementioned problems is desired. The carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients is a waist-mounted pouch adapted for storing and carrying a chemotherapy pump and bag set. The carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients includes front and rear panels. Each of the front and rear panels has first and second longitudinally opposed side edges and laterally opposed upper and lower edges. The lower edges of the front and rear panels are secured together, and the first side edges of the front and rear panels are also secured together by stitching or the like. Both the upper edges and the second side edges are releasably sealed together, allowing the user to access the open space defined between the front and rear panels through either the upper edge of the pouch, or through one side of the pouch. The open space formed between the front and rear panels is sized to receive the chemotherapy pump and bag. At least one front strap is secured to the front panel adjacent the second side edge thereof, and at least one rear strap is similarly secured to the rear panel adjacent the second side edge thereof. Free ends of the at least one front strap and the at least one rear strap are releasably secured together to releasably, partially seal the second side edges together. Preferably, a pair of front straps and a pair of rear straps are provided, allowing at least one opening to be formed between the pairs of straps when secured together. The at least one opening allows for the passage of tubing from a catheter to the chemotherapy pump therethrough. Additionally, the upper edges of the front and rear panels are releasably sealed together by a zipper or the like. Further, first and second straps are provided, with each being respectively secured to the first and second side edges of the rear panel. Free ends of the first and second straps are releasably secured to one another by a quick release buckle or the like in order to secure the pouch about the user\'s waist. These and other features of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings. Continue reading about Carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients... Full patent description for Carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Carrying pouch for chemotherapy patients patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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