Disposable medical gown

• US 10,455,872 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Pasko, Stephanie
• Primary Examiner(s): Haden, Sally
• Application Number:
  US13/804,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20130191960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,420 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/12 Surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses operating gloves A61B42/10
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1209 Surgeons' gowns or dresses
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/129 Donning facilities, e.g. characterized by the opening
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/33 using straps or ties
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/44 Donning facilities
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/52 Disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2500/30 Non-woven
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 1/00 Fastening devices specially adapted for garments for pairing socks A41B11/002; for fur garments A41D5/006

Abstract

A disposable medical gown (100) includes a body covering portion (101) and optionally one or more sleeves (107,108). The body covering portion (101) defines a head insertion aperture (104) between a frontal body covering portion (103) configured to cover a frontal body portion of a wearer and a rear portion (203) configured to cover at least parts of shoulder blades of the wearer. A torso opening (201) is disposed on a side of the rear portion (203) opposite the head insertion aperture (104), and extends distally from the rear portion (203). One or more perforations (202) extend across the rear portion (203) at least partially between the torso opening (202) and the head insertion aperture (104), and facilitate easy removal of the gown (100). A user removes the gown (100) by pulling the front portion (103), thereby tearing the perforations. Elastic gatherings can be included to snug the gown about the torso or limbs of the user.

Claims

1. A gown, comprising:

a non-woven fabric layer defining a head insertion aperture between a front portion and a rear portion, wherein a front portion length is greater than a rear portion length and the rear portion defines an opening configured to assist a user in donning the gown; and

one or more progressive perforations extending across the rear portion at least partially between the opening and the neck opening, the one or more progressive perforations being non-uniform in length and comprising at least a first score, a second score separated from the first score by a first length of material, the second score having a second score length that is longer than a first score length of the first score, and a third score separated from the second score by a second length of material, the third score having a third score length that is longer than the second score length, and configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the user.

2. The gown of claim 1, wherein the one or more progressive perforations comprise at least two linear scores having different lengths.

3. The gown of claim 2, further comprising sleeves extending distally away from an intersection of the front portion and the rear portion, each sleeve defining an arm insertion aperture.

4. The gown of claim 3, wherein the sleeves terminate with a thumb loop configured to engage a saddle of a thumb of the wearer.

5. The gown of claim 2, wherein the plurality of progressive perforations comprises a plurality of scores separated by non-uniform lengths of material.

6. The gown of claim 5, wherein the plurality of scores are non-uniform in length.

7. The gown of claim 6, wherein the plurality of scores comprises five scores.

8. The gown of claim 7, further comprising another length of material disposed between a lowest score and the opening, wherein the another length of material is about 1.50 inches long.

9. The gown of claim 1, further comprising one or more tie members, wherein the one or more tie members comprise a first tie member and a second tie member.

10. The gown of claim 9, wherein the opening is closable when the first tie member and the second tie member are tied together about a torso of a wearer.

11. The gown of claim 9, wherein the first tie member and the second tie member are affixed to the non-woven fabric layer with a side tie attachment.

12. The gown of claim 11, wherein the side tie attachment is manufactured by ultrasonically welding the first tie member and the second tie member to the non-woven fabric layer.

13. The gown of claim 12, wherein the side tie attachment is disposed a distance of between seventeen and eighteen inches below a front of the head insertion aperture defined in the non-woven fabric layer.

14. The gown of claim 12, wherein the side tie attachment is disposed a distance of between eighteen and nineteen inches below a front of the head insertion aperture defined in the non-woven fabric layer.

15. The gown of claim 14, wherein the non-woven fabric layer is white.

16. The gown of claim 1, further comprising a tag affixed to the non-woven fabric layer that is color-coded to visually indicate a size of the gown.