Protective jacket for chronically instrumented dogs

Claim 1

A protective jacket for a test animal comprising: a body member adapted to fit around the front part of the test animal; said body member having two holes adapted to receive the front legs of the test animal; fastener means for holding the jacket on the animal; means, on said jacket for adjusting the jacket for different animal body sizes; means on said jacket for adjusting the jacket for different animal body contours; a pouch on said jacket adapted to be positioned adjacent the withers of the test animal; means in said pouch for providing a passage for animal instrumentation leads into said pouch; means for securing instruments and instrumentation leads within said pouch; said pouch having a tear resistant cover; means for closing the cover on said pouch; said means for adjusting the jacket for different animal body sizes includes means for supporting a first row of eyelets on the outside of the jacket, extending from the front to the back of the jacket; means for supporting a second row of eyelets on the outside of the jacket substantially parallel to said first row, said second row of eyelets being spaced from first row of eyelets; means, passing through said eyelets for drawing said first row of eyelets toward said second row of eyelets to thereby reduce the size of the jacket; said means for adjusting the jacket for different animal body contours includes means for supporting a first group of eyelets in a V-shaped pattern at the forward portion of the jacket; means for supporting a second group of eyelets in a V-shaped pattern at rearward portion of the jacket; means, passing through said eyelet for drawing one side of each V-shaped pattern toward the other side of the corresponding V-shaped pattern to thereby adjust the jacket to the body contour of the animal.