IP Library Granted Patent US 8,821,461
Granted Patent B2
US 8,821,461 · App. 13/525,704 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Patient gown for a medical treatment facility

Inventor: Cynthia Kovensky (Kissimmee, FL)
Assignee: Capstone Manufacturing LLC
A41D13/1281A61F5/4408Y10S2/901
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,821,461
App. No.
13/525,704
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A full coverage gown that is used in medical facilities is presented. The gown includes a urine catheter pocket affixed to the gown. The gown also includes a pair of ties affixed to the gown above the urine catheter pocket. The pair of ties is configured to loop and tie around a hook attached to a urine catheter bag to prevent a backflow of urine and to secure the urine catheter bag within the catheter pocket.

Claims (29)

1. A medical treatment facility gown, comprising:

a urine catheter pocket affixed to a surface of the gown facing an interior of the gown when the gown is in a closed position; and

a pair of ties affixed to the gown surface above the urine catheter pocket, said ties configured to loop and tie around a hook attached to a urine catheter bag to hold up the urine catheter bag received within an opening of the pocket along the surface, to prevent urine backflow out of the urine catheter bag and to secure, conceal, and contain the urine catheter bag along the gown surface within the catheter pocket;

a left panel;

a right panel;

a center panel positioned between the left panel and the right panel; and

wherein the urine catheter pocket and the ties are affixed to the gown surface along a seam between one of the left panel or the right panel and the center panel.

2. A medical treatment facility gown, comprising:

a urine catheter pocket affixed to a surface of the gown facing an interior of the gown when the gown is in a closed position;

a fastener affixed to the gown surface, said fastener configured to secure a urine catheter bag to the gown surface within the urine catheter pocket;

a left panel;

a right panel; and

a center panel positioned between the left panel and the right panel;

wherein the urine catheter pocket and the fastener are affixed to the gown surface along a seam between one of the left panel or the right panel and the center panel.

3. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 2 , wherein said fastener is configured to loop around a hook attached to a urine catheter bag received within an opening of the pocket along the surface and positioned in the urine catheter pocket, and wherein said fastener is a pair of ties affixed to the gown surface above the urine catheter pocket and wherein said pair of ties is configured to self-fasten upon looping around the hook of the urine catheter bag, to prevent the urine catheter from collapsing and to prevent the urine backflow out of the urine catheter bag and to conceal the catheter bag within the catheter pocket.

4. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 3 , wherein said fastener is configured to loop around the hook of the urine catheter bag to secure the catheter bag to the gown surface above the catheter pocket.

5. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 4 , wherein the catheter pocket is centered at the seam.

6. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 3 , wherein said pair of ties is configured to fasten around the hook of the urine catheter bag above a threshold location, to prevent backflow of urine out of the urine catheter bag.

7. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 3 , wherein the catheter pocket is affixed at a horizontal position along the surface of the gown, said horizontal position selected to be out of a path of motion of a leg of a patient wearing the gown while walking.

8. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 3 , wherein the ties are configured to loop around the urine catheter bag hook and tie to one another, to secure the urine catheter bag along the surface of the gown above the urine catheter pocket, to prevent the urine catheter bag from collapsing and to prevent the urine backflow.

9. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 4 , further including a respective surgical drain pocket affixed to the right panel of the gown surface and to the left panel of the gown surface, said respective surgical drain pocket configured to hold drains and tubing based on a location of a surgery performed on a patient.

10. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 4 , further including:

a first telemetry pocket affixed to the gown, and configured to hold a telemetry monitor, wherein said first telemetry pocket is concealed upon folding the right panel over the left panel when the gown is worn in a forward orientation; and

a second telemetry pocket affixed to the center panel of the gown, and configured to hold the telemetry monitor, wherein said second telemetry pocket is visible when the gown is worn in a reverse orientation.

11. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 2 , wherein said urine catheter pocket has an expandable side including accordion foldings along the expandable side, such that a volume of the urine catheter pocket is expandable as the urine catheter bag is filled, to prevent a constriction of the urine catheter bag and a backflow of urine.

12. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 4 , including a plurality of side ties along an outer edge of the left panel and the right panel, such that upon wearing the gown, and folding the right panel over the left panel, the side tides of the right panel are tied to the side ties of the left panel along a side of a patient wearing the gown.

13. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 3 , including a plurality of snaps along a top portion of the gown to form a plurality of openings, where each opening is formed between consecutive snaps, and wherein said snaps are configured such that an IV tubing is passed through at least one of the openings and inside the gown.

14. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 4 , wherein said left and right panel have a respective upper edge that slants downward from the center panel in an outward direction when the gown is in an open position; and wherein upon folding the right panel over the left panel such that the gown is in the closed position, said upper edge of the left panel and the right panel form a V-shaped neck opening for a patient wearing the gown.

15. The medical treatment facility gown of claim 4 , wherein upon folding the right panel over the left panel such that the gown is in the closed position, said gown is partially opened from the closed position by unfolding the right panel and the left panel to expose a front portion of a patient wearing the gown to perform treatment on the front portion of the patient without removing the gown from the patient.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 14, 2018
From: CAPSTONE MANUFACTURING LLC
To: KOVENSKY, CYNTHIA
Reel/Frame 047451/0404 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2013
From: KOVENSKY, CYNTHIA
To: CAPSTONE MANUFACTURING LLC
Reel/Frame 029650/0483 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61561420 · Nov 18, 2011
Related Publication 20130131617A1 · May 23, 2013