Patient gown
Medical gown for adults, children and infants having ease of access for medical treatment scenarios when access to portions of a patient's body are necessary without disrupting the patient or causing embarrassment to the patient. The medical gown decreases the possibility of nosocomial infections.
1 . A medical gown comprising:
a rear panel defined by a left shoulder seam spaced apart from a right shoulder seam by a u-shaped neck edge, a left edge depends from said left shoulder seam to a bottom edge, a right edge depends from said right shoulder seam to said bottom edge;
a left front panel having an upper end foldably attached to said left shoulder seam, said left front panel defined by an inner edge, an outer edge and a lower end forming an inner surface and an outer surface;
a first arm flap centrally positioned to said left shoulder seam and extending a length along said left edge of said rear panel and said outer edge of said left front panel, at least one fastener releasably securing said left first arm flap to said rear panel and at least one fastener releasably securing said left first arm flap to said left front panel forming a first sleeve;
a right front panel having an upper end foldably attached to said right shoulder seam, said right front panel defined by an inner edge, an outer edge and a lower end forming an inner surface and an outer surface;
a second arm flap centrally positioned to said right shoulder seam and extending a length along said right edge of said rear panel and said outer edge of said right front panel, at least one fastener releasably securing said right first arm flap to said rear panel and at least one fastener releasably securing said right first arm flap to said right front panel forming a second sleeve; and
a hip cover flap foldably attached to one said depending edge of said rear panel, said hip cover constructed and arranged to extend between said depending edges with a fastener to secure said hip cover to one said depending edge.
2 . The medical gown according to claim 1 wherein each said fastener is selected from an MRI safe snap, hook and loop attachment, draw string, adhesive, or a button.
3 . The medical gown according to claim 2 wherein each said snap is constructed of plastic, metal or non-metal material.
4 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including at least one fastener for securing said left front panel to said right front panel.
5 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including a drawstring extending through a tunnel along an upper edge of said hip flap which is used to maintain said hip flap in a coverage position.
6 . The medical gown according to claim 1 wherein said hip cover flap is attached to said rear panel by heat sealing adhesive or sewn.
7 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including at least one pocket secured to said inner surface of a front panel.
8 . The medical gown according to claim 7 including a slit positioned above at least one pocket constructed and arranged to allow tubes to pass from a front surface to said pocket.
9 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including at least one pocket secured to said outer surface of said right front panel.
10 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including at least one loop attached to an inner surface, said loop constructed and arranged to support drains.
11 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including faux shorts.
12 . The medical gown according to claim 1 including a wrap around skirt.