Hospital gown

Abstract

The hospital gown of the present invention is a one-piece garment defined generally by a body portion with sleeve portions attached on opposing sides of the body portion. The body portion extends from the patient's neck to the patient's knees. The sides of the gown are secured in the rear by releasable closures. The releasable closures include a tie closure extending from opposite sides at the neck of the gown, and a series of mating hook and loop fasteners extending from the neck to the bottom of the gown. Thus, the gown may be secured by the tie closure, or if the patient desires a more modest garment or is unable to tie the gown, by mating the hook and loop fasteners.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to hospital garments. More specifically, the invention is a one-piece hospital gown typically worn by a patient that facilitates the closure and partial removal of the hospital gown with relative ease while preserving the feeling of modesty of the patient. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Medical examinations and treatments in a hospital or doctor's office frequently entail the examining physician or medical personnel viewing and touching certain parts of a patient's anatomy. Thus, it is often necessary for the patient to remove part or all of their clothing in order to allow access to the targeted part of the patient's anatomy. Although medical providers usually give a patient a hospital gown to don prior to the examination or treatment, these hospital gowns normally amount to no more than a single sheet of material having apertures to receive the arms of the patient and...

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Benefits of technology

[0016] Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a hospital gown for a patient that improves the patient's sense of modesty while wearing the hospital gown, by providing the gown with hook and loop closures along the opposing edges of the rear panel.

[0017] It is another object of the invention to provide a hospital gown which may be easily donned or removed as necessary to permit access to various parts of the patient's anatomy by providing the gown with tie closures at the neck and hook and loop closures extending vertically down the rear of the gown.

[0018] It is a further object of the invention to provide a hospital gown which permits the patient the option of using either releasable tie closures or hook and loop closures for securing the gown.

[0019] Still another object of the invention is to provide a hospital gown that is simple to manufacture.

[0020] It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.

Problems solved by technology

While this conventional hospital gown may appear from the front to cover the more private portions of the body of the patient, nevertheless, many patients still experience feelings of embarrassment and loss of modesty as sensitive areas of patient's body may be partially or fully exposed by the rear of the garment.

The unique flap design of the Barron invention precludes it from being easily donned by the typical wearer without explanation and may prove difficult for elderly or mentally challenged patients to don without assistance.

The spacing of the ties does not offer optimal modesty to the patient as the potential for exposure is increased by the limited number of ties.

None of the above hospital gowns or garments provides the patient with the option of using either hook and loop closures or tie closures, either for personal preference, or if, for some reason, the hook and loop fastener closures become unusable.

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