Versatile patient gown

• US 5,184,351 A
• Filed: 02/07/1991
• Issued: 02/09/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Superior Uniform Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Superior Surgical Manufacturing Company, Inc.
• Inventors: Benstock, Gerald M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schroeder, Werner H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chapman, Jeanette E.
• Application Number:
  US07/652,102
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 2/46, 2/69, 2/104, 2/105, 2/106, 2/114, 2/115, 2/243 B, 2/243 R, 2/DIG. 4, 2/DIG. 6, 2/DIG. 7
• US Class Current: 2/114
• 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 2300/32 using hook and loop-type fasteners

Abstract

The versatile patient gown of the present invention provides access to the entire torso, front or back without removing the gown by opening the releasable butterfly sleeve closures and cotton ties. The gown has multiple uses as a regular patient gown, a surgical gown; it can be used in intensive care by opening a sleeve for I.V.'"'"'s, etc.; for critical care using a telemeter unit placeable in a front pocket which has a buttonhole to pass the lead into the body; for radiology by using exclusively VELCRO closures and cotton ties; for mammography and for neonatal care by exposing the breast or chest without removing the entire gown.

Claims

1. A patient gown for providing access to the patient'"'"'s torso without necessitating removal of the gown comprising:

a front panel having a neck portion formed therein for covering the front of the patient;

two back panels, each of said back panels being formed adjacent to said front panel on the patient;

first fastening means attached to said back panels for opening and closing said back panels;

two openable sleeves each formed of a first part attached to said front and a second part attached to respective ones of said back panels and having top edges;

said first and second parts each having curvilinear end portions at their respective top edges for substantially the entire length of said end portions;

second fastening means attached to said first and second parts in proximity to said curvilinear end portions for opening and closing said first and second parts;

pocket means formed on said front panel for holding patient monitoring equipment herein and an aperture in said front panel formed adjacent to said pocket means for permitting passage of medical apparatus therethrough.

2. The gown of claim 1 wherein said front panel and said back panels are formed as a single sheet of material.

3. The gown of claim 1 wherein said front panel and said back panels are formed of three separate sheets of material.

4. The gown of claim 1 wherein said pocket means is formed at a location on said front panel so as to avoid proximity to the patient'"'"'s sternum.

5. The gown of claim 1 wherein said first and second fastening means are color coded.

6. The gown of claim 1 wherein said back panels are formed so that they may be open and closed to avoid exposure of the patient'"'"'s buttock.

7. A patient gown for providing access to various portions of a patient'"'"'s torso without necessitating removal of the entire gown comprising:

a front panel having a neck portion formed therein for covering the front of the patient, two back panels, each of said back panels being formed adjacent to said front panel on opposite sides of said neck portion for covering the back of the patient;

first fastening means attached to said back panels for opening and closing said back panels to avoid exposure of the patient'"'"'s buttock;

two operable sleeves each formed of a first part attached to said front panel adjacent to and on opposite sides of said neck portion and a second part attached to respective ones of said back panels and having top edges;

said first and second parts each having curvilinear end portions at their respective top edges for substantially the entire length of said end portions;

each of said first parts extending from said front panel at a location to expose the patient'"'"'s breast;

second fastening means attached to said first and second parts for opening and closing said first and second parts;

pocket means formed on said front panel for holding patient monitoring equipment therein and an aperture in said front panel formed in said pocket means for permitting passage of medical apparatus therethrough.

8. A patient gown for providing access to various portions of a patient'"'"'s torso without necessitating removal of the entire gown comprising:

front panel means for covering the front of the patient, said front panel means having a portion formed therein for surrounding the patient'"'"'s neck;

back panel means formed adjacent to said front panel means for covering the back of the patient, first fastening means attached to said back panel means for enabling said back panel means to be opened and closed to avoid exposure of the patient'"'"'s buttock;

opening sleeve means each formed of a first part attached to said front panel means adjacent to and on opposite sides of said neck portion and a second part attached to respective ones of said back panels and having top edges;

said first and second parts each having curvilinear end portions at their respective top edges for substantially the entire length of said end portions;

each of said first parts extending from said front panel means at a location so as to expose each of the patient'"'"'s breasts; and

second fastening means attached to said first and second parts of each of said sleeve means.