Lisa McMican Ryle, founder and engineer of PediaTech Apparel

Lisa McMican Ryle
Founder & Engineer

We Started From the Other End

Most children's clothing is designed to be put on. Almost none of it is designed to be opened.

That is a small distinction until your child has a feeding tube or a central line. Then it is the difference between reaching a site in ten seconds and undressing a sleeping baby at 3 a.m.

What already existed was access added to a garment that had already been designed. We started at the other end: where the line leaves the body, where it travels, and where a caregiver's hands need to be. The garment came second.

These are textiles, not medical devices. No prescription, no prior authorization. A family can simply buy one, and a child can wear it everywhere life happens: the hospital, the living room, the playground, the party.

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— Lisa

Two systems. Which one does your child need?

  • TubeWear™

    For G, J & GJ tubes

    For lines that exit at the abdomen. Gown Newborn–12M, Bodysuit 6M–5T.

    Explore TubeWear™ 

  • LineWear™

    For central lines

    For Broviac®, Hickman®, and other tunneled lines that exit at the chest. Gown Newborn–12M, Bodysuit 6M–5T.

    Explore LineWear™ 
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A PediaTech adaptive garment opened completely flat, so a child can be dressed lying down

It opens completely flat

Most children's clothes go on over the head, or the arms thread through the sleeves first. Neither works well when there is a tube or a line involved.

Lay this one open, lay your child down on top of it, bring the sides up and fasten. Nothing passes over the head. 

The pocket that holds the line or tube

The PediaPouch™ keeps lines or tubing gathered against the body, under the fabric, out of reach. Snap flaps open for feeds and site checks without a full change of clothes — and the moisture-resistant lining wipes out instead of soaking through.

And the sleeve opens too

An arm line is the other thing you have to reach, and most adaptive clothing forgets it. Dual Arm Access™ opens along the inner bend of each sleeve, so an arm line can be reached without pushing a sleeve up over a dressing — a peripheral IV, a blood draw, a pulse ox probe. Every garment has it, whichever line you are managing.

Every feature solves a problem

  • PediaPouch™

    Sites leak. Plain cotton absorbs it and holds it against skin. The PediaPouch™ is lined with moisture-resistant fabric that keeps moisture away from the skin instead, with snap-flap access for feeds and site checks.

  • RoutePoints™

    Holding the line is only half the problem. RoutePoints™ at the shoulder and lower back direct tubing down and away, instead of leaving it loose across a crib or at hand height.

  • Dual Arm Access™

    Both sleeves open along the inner bend, so it does not matter which arm they used — a PICC, a peripheral IV, a blood draw or a pulse ox probe.

  • Opens Flat

    Lay it open, lay your child on it, fasten. Nothing over the head, nothing lifted. The difference between a two-person job and a one-person job at three in the morning.

  • Metal-Free

    Resin snaps only, so nothing presses cold against skin or rusts in the wash. Metal-free is a property of the garment, not clearance for a scan. Always follow your imaging facility's instructions.

  • Velcro-Free

    Hook-and-loop catches in the wash, snags blankets, collects lint until it stops gripping, and roughens against skin. A year of daily laundering is the test it fails.
See how it works

Two systems, four garments

Which one fits your child

One decision: where does the line come out.

TubeWear™ — for G, J and GJ tubes. The line exits at the abdomen, and the PediaPouch™ sits over the tube site. Gown Newborn–12M, Bodysuit 6M–5T.

LineWear™ — for Broviac, Hickman and other tunneled central lines. The line exits at the chest, and the PediaPouch™ sits at the exit site. Gown Newborn–12M, Bodysuit 6M–5T.

Everything else is identical — the lined pouch, RoutePoints™ at the shoulder and lower back, Dual Arm Access™ on both sleeves. Calm Mint Edition and Sky Lullaby Edition.

Not sure? Find your garment in two questions →

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LOVED BY CHILDREN, TRUSTED BY CAREGIVERS

Elaroo™, a Symbol of Guardianship

A kangaroo carries her young in a pouch. So does every garment we make. You will find Elaroo™ on the PediaPouch™ of every one.

She began as a character in a story about a child who carried something, and who was carried in return.