Advanced isolation gown
A medical isolation gown is disclosed. The gown is to be used by medical personnel treating isolated patients with contagious diseases. The gown comprises slots and pouches that can be used to isolate the worker and his or her instruments from contamination when examining or attending the patient.
1. A medical isolation gown comprising:
a. a garment for covering the torso, arms and legs of a user comprising an inner surface, an outer surface and an opening for the head wherein the inner surface is adapted to be in contact with the user's body;
b. an instrument cover integral with the garment and protruding from the outer surface thereof wherein the instrument cover comprises an opening in the inner surface of the garment and the instrument cover is adapted to receive a medical instrument through the opening in the inner surface of the garment such that the instrument may be used to examine a patient wherein the portion of the medical instrument that will contact the patient is enclosed by the instrument cover and the outer surface of the garment is in contact with the patient; and
c. a plurality of sleeves affixed to the garment adjacent the opening for the head adapted to receive the user's hand that are accessible from the outer surface of the garment and form a barrier between the user's hand and a part of the medical instrument exposed above the opening for the head so that the user can manipulate the exposed part of the medical instrument without contacting any pathogens on the exposed part of the instrument; wherein said plurality of sleeves have a closed top portion and an open bottom portion for entry of a user's hand.
2. The medical isolation gown of claim 1 further comprising a means for protecting the user's hands from contamination, that is integral with the medical isolation gown.
3. The medical isolation gown of claim 2 wherein the means for protecting the user's hands is an enclosure on the end of each garment arm integral with the garment arm so that the user's band contacts only the inner surface of the garment.
4. The medical isolation gown of claim 1 further comprising an isolation system for the lower extremities of the user.
5. The medical isolation gown of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of folds in the garment that adapt the gown to fit a plurality of users of different sizes.
6. The medical isolation gown of claim 1 further comprising a shoe habitat whereby the shoe habitat allows the user to slip their foot therein through the inner surface of the gown to cover their feet.