Hospital gown

• US 7,181,773 B1
• Filed: 08/01/2005
• Issued: 02/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William Beaumont Hospital (Beaumont Health)
• Original Assignee: Mahin Piraka
• Inventors: Piraka, Mahin
• Primary Examiner(s): Hale; Gloria M.
• Application Number:
  US11/193,190
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 211/4, 210/4, 2 6/9, 210/3, 210/5, 210/6, 211/5, 2 7/9, 2 8/0, 2 8/3, 2 7/3, 2 781- 784, 128/849, 128/853, 128/854, 128/869, 128/873, 128/875, 128/876, 128/877
• US Class Current: 2/114
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1281 with incorporated means for medical monitoring

Abstract

A hospital gown for medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like and reducing exposure of the patient'"'"'s “private areas”. The gown has a large upper opening extending across the front of the gown from about the area of the left clavicle of the patient to about the area of the right clavicle of the patient and an arcuate lower portion extending downwardly to about the descending aorta of the patient; a detachable panel for covering the large upper opening; a narrow opening extending across the front of the gown for uncovering portions of the patient'"'"'s abdomen; a panel for covering the narrow opening; a storage pocket on a front portion of the large upper opening panel; a pair of divided lower side portions for uncovering portions of the patient'"'"'s groin; and a plurality of fasteners for joining the panels to peripheries of the openings.

Claims

1. A hospital gown for quick and easy access to areas of a patient during medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like, said gown having a large opening in a front of said gown, said opening having a wide upper portion extending laterally across said front of said gown from the area of the left clavicle of said patient to the area of the right clavicle of said patient and an arcuate lower portion extending downwardly to about the descending aorta of said patent for selectively uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s shoulders, chest and breasts to perform such tasks as attaching harnesses for patient monitoring, installing pick and chemotherapy lines;

a first panel for covering said large frontal opening;

a narrow rectangular shaped opening in the front of said gown below said large opening, said narrow rectangular shaped opening extending laterally across said front of said gown for uncovering portions of said patent'"'"'s abdomen to perform such tasks as replacing colostomy bags and dressing surgical incisions;

a second panel for covering said narrow rectangular shaped opening; and

a plurality of quick release spaced apart fasteners located around a periphery of each of said panels for attaching said panels to said gown and for quickly and easily uncovering selected areas of patient while limiting exposure of said patient'"'"'s “

private areas”

.

2. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 further comprising a rectangular pocket on a front portion of said large opening panel for storing an article such as an electronic monitor, said pocket having side and bottom margins joined to said panel and an open top portion for inserting said monitor and an opening in gown for connecting a wiring harness to said monitor.

3. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 wherein said gown is reusable and is made of a fabric such as cotton, rayon or polyester.

4. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 wherein said gown is made of a disposable flexible material.

5. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 further comprising a pair of neck and shoulder ties for retaining said gown on said patient.

6. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 further comprising a pair of divided lower side portions for selectively uncovering portions of said patent'"'"'s groin.

7. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 wherein said quick release fasteners are snap fasteners.

8. The hospital gown recited in claim 1 wherein said quick release fasteners are hook and loop type fasteners.

9. A hospital gown for quick and easy access to areas of a patient during medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like, said gown having a large upper opening in an upper front portion of said gown, said opening having an upper portion extending across the width of said gown from the area of said patient'"'"'s left clavicle to the area of said patient'"'"'s right clavicle and an arcuate lower portion extending downwardly to said patient'"'"'s descending aorta for uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s shoulders, breasts and chest;

a narrow rectangular shaped opening below said large upper opening on said front of said gown, said narrow rectangular shaped opening extending across said width of said gown for uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s abdomen;

a first panel for covering said shaped large upper opening;

a second panel for covering said narrow rectangular shaped opening;

a plurality of quick release fasteners for attaching said panels to the peripheries of said openings;

a storage pocket on a front portion of said first panel;

a pair of divided lower side portions for uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s groin;

a quick release means for attaching said panels to said openings; and

neck and waist ties for retaining said gown on said patient.

10. A hospital gown for quick and easy access to areas of a patient for performing medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like and reducing exposure of said patient'"'"'s “

private areas”

, said gown having a large upper opening with a wide upper portion extending across a front of said gown from the area of said patient'"'"'s left clavicle to the area of said patient'"'"'s right clavicle and an arcuate lower portion extending downwardly to about said patient'"'"'s descending aorta for uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s shoulders, breasts and chest;

a narrow opening below said large upper opening, said narrow opening extending across said front of said gown for uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s abdomen;

a panel for covering said upper and said narrow lower opening;

a storage pocket on a front portion of said panel;

a pair of divided lower side portions for uncovering portions of said patient'"'"'s groin; and

a plurality of spaced apart quick release fasteners for joining said panels to peripheries of said openings.