Disposable hospital gown with stethoscope protector/cover

• US 20090165186A1
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Mijares, Jamal Lone
• Original Assignee: Daniel Mijares, Jamal Lone
• Inventors: Mijares, Daniel, Lone, Jamal
• Application Number:
  US12/006,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20090165186A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/83
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/02 Stethoscopes acoustic details thereof G10K11/00

Abstract

A disposable hospital patient'"'"'s gown with a stethoscope protector or cover for preventing the stethoscope of healthcare provider from being contaminated, so as to prevent transmission of infectious diseases to the patients.

Claims

1-2. -2. (canceled)

3. A disposable gown, comprising:

a body portion having sleeves attached thereto, the body portion having a front and a back;

a defined neck opening of the body portion;

a stethoscope protector coupled to the body portion proximate to the defined neck opening;

a fastener configured to allow the user to remove disposable gown without manually removing the stethoscope from the stethoscope protector; and

wherein the disposable gown is configured to allow a user to enter the disposable gown while wearing a stethoscope and to place the stethoscope into the stethoscope protector.

4. The disposable gown of claim 3 wherein the stethoscope protector is coupled to the front of the body portion.

5. The disposable gown of claim 3 wherein the body portion is coated with a polymeric film from the group comprising polyurethane, elastomeric polyester, blends of polyurethane and polyester, and styrene/butadiene block copolymers.

6. The disposable gown of claim 3 wherein the stethoscope protector is coated with a polymeric film from the group comprising polyurethane, elastomeric polyester, blends of polyurethane and polyester, and styrene/butadiene block copolymers.

7. The disposable gown of claim 3 wherein the stethoscope protector further comprises an elongated pouch with a closed distal end and an open proximal end.

8. The disposable gown of claim 7 wherein the elongated pouch is configured and dimensioned to receive a head and a tubing portion of the stethoscope.

9. A method for using a disposable gown having an attached stethoscope protector comprising:

inserting arms of a user through sleeves of the disposable gown;

fastening the disposable gown using a fastener so as to secure the disposable gown on the user;

inserting a stethoscope into the attached stethoscope protector to allow the user to use the stethoscope, wherein the stethoscope protector provides a barrier between the stethoscope and a patient.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the fastener is a quick-release fastener, and further comprising removing the disposable gown by pulling the disposable gown away from the user so as to release the quick-release fastener and remove the stethoscope from the attached stethoscope protector in a single action.

11. A disposable gown, comprising:

a body portion having sleeves attached thereto, the body portion having a front and a back;

a defined neck opening of the body portion;

means for fastening the body portion; and

means for protecting a stethoscope.

12. The disposable gown of claim 11 wherein the means for protecting the stethoscope is coupled to the front of the body portion.

13. The disposable gown of claim 11 wherein the body portion is coated with a polymeric film from the group comprising polyurethane, elastomeric polyester, blends of polyurethane and polyester, and styrene/butadiene block copolymers.

14. The disposable gown of claim 11 wherein the means for protecting the stethoscope is coated with a polymeric film from the group comprising polyurethane, elastomeric polyester, blends of polyurethane and polyester, and styrene/butadiene block copolymers.

15. The disposable gown of claim 11 wherein the means for protecting the stethoscope further comprises an elongated pouch with a closed distal end and an open proximal end.

16. The disposable gown of claim 15 wherein the elongated pouch is configured and dimensioned to receive a head and a tubing portion of the stethoscope.

17. The disposable gown of claim 11 wherein the means for fastening the body portion comprises an adhesive fastener.

18. The disposable gown of claim 20 wherein the adhesive fastener is configured to allow the user to remove disposable gown without manually removing the stethoscope from the stethoscope protector.