Medical garments

a technology for medical garments and gowns, applied in the field of medical garments, can solve problems such as embarrassment and stress

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-04-23
BUTLER CYNTHIA
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The exposure of a patient's “private areas” during such procedures often causes embarrassment and stress.

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[0012]According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a medical gown is provided for heart patients requiring cardiac monitoring and for patients requiring cardiac catheterizations. Additionally, the gown may be provided for any patient that has drains or tubes or would simply like more privacy and coverage. The gown may be configured to provide open access at the top such that the chest and / or a sternal incision are easy to access and view. The gown also may include pockets, e.g., two pockets on the outside and one pocket on the inside of the gown to hold medical equipment, e.g., a cardiac monitor and / or tubes. The pockets may be offset toward the sides of the gown and / or may be provided at an angle. These features offer comfort and facilitate movement. For example, some medical devices, e.g., a heart monitor, may be hung from a patient's neck. Such a configuration can be uncomfortable due to the weight of the monitor. Further, such a configuration of a hanging medical...

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Abstract

A medical outfit having one or more garments is provided. An example garment has a front portion including an opening for a person's neck, and an off-center opening extending in a downward direction from the neck area. The off-center opening may extend less than the full length of the front portion. This example garment may also have one or more slanted and / or upright side pockets. The back portion of the garment may include an off-center opening extending in a downward direction from the neck opening. Another example garment, which may be worn with or without another example garment, is a covering for the lower part of a patient. The garment may have left and / or right side openings configured to be closeable and extending downwardly from a waist section. The waist section may be adjustable at one or both the right and left side openings.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to medical garments. More specifically, the present invention relates to a hospital gown, a hospital shirt, and hospital shorts.BACKGROUND INFORMATION[0002]Hospital gowns are typically knee length garments made of large sheets of cloth material with neck and waist ties on the open sides of the material. Hospital gowns are placed on a patient while the patient is standing, lying down, or sitting, and are retained by joining the neck and waist ties at the backside of the patient. Body areas that are generally considered “private areas” are exposed when they are uncovered for examinations and procedures, such as cardiac monitoring, catheterizations, wound dressings, injections, feed line insertions, etc. The exposure of a patient's “private areas” during such procedures often causes embarrassment and stress. Thus, there is a need for a hospital garment that provides accessibility to a patient's body for medical procedures while ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D10/00A41D1/00A41D27/20
CPCA41D13/1236A41F1/00A41D2300/32A41D27/20
Inventor BUTLER, CYNTHIA
Owner BUTLER CYNTHIA
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