Patient warming gown

• US 9,642,404 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• 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: Giles, Andrew J., Czajka, Francis A.
• Primary Examiner(s): HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA
• Application Number:
  US13/585,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20120305541A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,729 Days
• Field of Search: D2720, D2860, 219211, 219212, 219529, 607 2, 128846, 128849, 128852, 128869, 128873, 128874, 602 2
• 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;

the pocket disposed along a chest covering portion of the body-covering portion;

a base of the pocket extending about the body-covering portion and at least partially covers a kidney-covering portion of 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 a side of the pocket nearest a neck opening of the gown defines an opening.

4. The gown of claim 3, further comprising a closure disposed at the opening configured to selectively close the pocket.

5. The gown of claim 4, wherein the closure comprises a hook and loop fastener.

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

7. The gown of claim 6, wherein the polyester film comprises polyethelyene terepthalate.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

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

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

14. 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;

the pocket configured to receive the warming device; and

one of the warming device or the outer layer comprising a film layer having a thermally reflective side;

the pocket disposed at least on a chest portion of the gown;

the gown defining a rear opening comprising a slit running along a portion of a rear of the gown.

15. The patient warming system of claim 14, wherein the warming device comprises rechargeable batteries.

16. The patient warming system of claim 15, further comprising a charger configured to charge the rechargeable batteries.

17. The patient warming system of claim 16, 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.

18. 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;

the pocket disposed along a chest covering portion of the outer layer, with a base of the pocket extending about the outer layer to at least partially cover a kidney-covering portion of the outer layer; and

placing a warming device in the pocket.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising placing a power supply of the warming device in a second pocket.