Hospital gown

a technology for hospital gowns and gowns, applied in the field of hospital gowns, can solve the problems of increasing routing lines under the gowns, and leaving the patient exposed, so as to reduce the risks of irritation, infection and stress, and improve patient comfort and privacy

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-30
TROUILLOT CHANTALE
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[0013]It is an additional object of the instant invention to provide a hospital gown that reduces patient skin contact with medical lines to decrease the risks of irritation, infections and stress.
[0014]It is a further object of the instant invention to provide a hospital gown that improves patient comfort and privacy.
[0015]It is yet another object of the instant invention to provide a hospital gown that replaces safety pins and facilitates early ambulation.

Problems solved by technology

This direct contact with the skin increases the risks of irritation, infection and stress.
Routing lines under the gown is also uncomfortable and leaves the patient exposed, which can be embarrassing.
While conventional hospital gowns fit over the patient, they do not provide for receiving tubes and wires without exposing the patient.

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[0027]With reference to the drawings, FIGS. 1 to 9 depict the preferred and alternative embodiments of the instant invention which is generally referenced as a hospital gown and, or by numeric character 10. The instant invention 10 is a hospital gown having slits and fitted with Velcro strips at the front, back and sides to allow preferential closing of the open seams enhancing modesty and securing sensor connected leads or intravenous tubing to the patient. The hospital gown 10 will allow the user to wear a single hospital gown while maintaining a closed and covered backside and connected to wired sensors or intravenous tubing.

[0028]With reference to FIGS. 1-2 and 7-8, the alternative embodiment of the hospital gown 10 comprises a rear-opened garment 12, shoulder fasteners 14 for closing the shoulder and IV sleeves sections, rear fasteners 16, leads slit 20, first pocket 22, central line slits 21, 23, gastronomy slit 24 for percutaneous feeding, drainage tube slit 26, second pocket...

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Abstract

A hospital gown having strategically positioned slits and fitted fasteners along the front, back and sides to allow preferential closing of the open seams and securing sensor connected leads or intravenous tubing to the patient. The hospital gown has a rear-opened garment, fasteners for closing the shoulder and sleeves sections, rear fasteners, plurality of strategically positioned slits for passing tubes and wire and plurality of pockets. The hospital gown may comprise a side-opened garment, shoulder fasteners, side fasteners, plurality of slits for passing tubes and wire and plurality of pockets. The preferred and alternative embodiments of the hospital gown feature one or more hook-and-loop strips or snaps strategically placed at the front, sides and, or back of the hospital gown.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 11 / 796,624 filed Apr. 27, 2007 which claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 795,439 filed Apr. 27, 2006.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]N / ACOPYRIGHT NOTICE[0003]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyrights rights whatsoever.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]1. Field of the Invention[0005]This invention relates generally to clothing, and more particularly, to a hospital gown having a plurality of slits that allow tubes and wire-connected sensors to be attached to the wearer without opening or lifting the gown.[000...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12A41D27/20
CPCA41D13/1245
Inventor TROUILLOT, CHANTALE
Owner TROUILLOT CHANTALE
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