Patient Warming Gown

• US 20120305541A1
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Czajka, Francis A., Giles, Andrew J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,642,404 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/211
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0051 Heated garments heated divers' suits B63C11/28
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1245 for the upper part of the body

Abstract

A gown (100) having a body-covering portion (101) and an outer layer (111) coupled to the body-covering portion, thereby defining a pocket (112), is provided. The outer layer can include a film layer (116) having a thermally reflective side (101) disposed facing the body-covering portion. In a patient warming system (600), a warming device (601) can be provided. The warming device can be placed in the pocket to warm a patient.

Claims

1. A gown, comprising:

a body-covering portion; and

an outer layer coupled to the body-covering portion, thereby defining a pocket, wherein the outer layer comprises a film layer having a thermally reflective side disposed facing the body-covering portion.

2. The gown of claim 1, wherein the outer layer further comprises non-woven fibers needle-punched through the film layer.

3. The gown of claim 2, wherein the non-woven fibers are needle punched distally through the thermally reflective side.

4. The gown of claim 2, wherein the pocket is T-shaped, with a top of a T-shape oriented toward a neck opening of the gown.

5. The gown of claim 2, wherein the pocket is inverse trapezoidal in shape, with a base of a trapezoid oriented toward a neck opening of the gown.

6. The gown of claim 2, wherein the pocket is disposed along a chest covering portion of the body-covering portion, further wherein a base of the pocket extends about the body-covering portion and at least partially covers a kidney-covering portion of the body-covering portion.

7. The gown of claim 2, wherein a side of the pocket nearest a neck opening of the gown defines an opening.

8. The gown of claim 7, further comprising a closure disposed at the opening configured to selectively close the pocket.

9. The gown of claim 8, wherein the closure comprises a hook and loop fastener.

10. The gown of claim 2, wherein the film layer comprises a polyester film.

11. The gown of claim 10, wherein the polyester film comprises polyethelyene terepthalate.

12. The gown of claim 1, wherein the film layer comprises a metalized layer.

13. The gown of claim 1, wherein the gown is disposable.

14. The gown of claim 1, wherein the body-covering portion comprises a non-woven fabric layer.

15. A patient warming system, comprising:

a gown having a body covering portion and an outer layer coupled to the body covering portion, thereby defining a pocket; and

a warming device;

wherein the pocket is configured to receive the warming device; and

wherein one of the warming device or the outer layer comprises a film layer having a thermally reflective side.

16. The patient warming system of claim 15, wherein the warming device comprises rechargeable batteries.

17. The patient warming system of claim 16, further comprising a charger configured to charge the rechargeable batteries.

18. The patient warming system of claim 17, wherein:

the warming device comprises a warming portion, a power supply, and a power cord coupling warming portion to the power supply; and

the gown comprises a second pocket configured to receive the power supply.

19. A method of warming a patient, comprising:

placing a gown comprising a pocket defined by an outer layer comprising a film layer having a thermally reflective side disposed along an interior of the pocket on the patient; and

placing a warming device in the pocket.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising placing a power supply of the warming device in a second pocket.