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Medical Gown

a medical gown and tie technology, applied in the field of medical gowns, can solve the problems of not always being adequately protected by wearers, not always being easy to secure the tie at the back of the neck, and not always being easy to carry around

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-01-09
BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES
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This patent involves a medical gown with a unique neck opening and a slit at the back of the gown. The gown is made up of a body panel and two sleeve panels that are seamed onto the body panel. The slit is positioned between the back of the gown and the neck opening and is either round or oval-shaped. The gown can be easily removed by parting the material around the slit from the neck opening to the back. The technical effects of this design include improved comfort, adjustable fit, and ease of removal for medical professionals.

Problems solved by technology

Securing the tie at the back of the neck is not always easy without assistance, and if the neck is not properly covered then the wearer may not be adequately protected.
The waist tie may fasten in the back, which is not always easy without assistance.
Alternatively, each end of the tie may pass right round the wearer's body and the ties are then fastened in the front, which requires long ties which present a tripping hazard if they are not fastened immediately after the gown is donned.
That is not as easy to don, and in particular is not easy to remove, especially when the outside is contaminated.

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[0019]A better understanding of various features and advantages of the present methods and devices may be obtained by reference to the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments of the invention and accompanying drawings. Although these drawings depict embodiments of the contemplated methods and devices, they should not be construed as foreclosing alternative or equivalent embodiments apparent to those of ordinary skill in the subject art.

[0020]Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, one form of disposable medical gown indicated generally by the reference numeral 10 comprises a body 12, two sleeves 14, and a waist tie 16. The body 12 and sleeves 14 are made of any ultrasonically bondable medical grade nonwoven material selected to provide the level of protection required for the specific use. The material may be chosen to comply with United States Food & Drug Administration or other applicable regulations or specifications. The material may be 11 g...

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Abstract

A medical gown has a neck opening entirely surrounded by continuous material of the gown, wherein the neck opening is round at a front side of the gown and extends to a point at a rear side of the gown. Another medical gown has a neck opening entirely surrounded by continuous material of the gown, and having a slit at a rear side extending from a bottom edge of the gown to a point short of the neck opening.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims benefit of United States Provisional Application No. 61 / 690,730 filed Jul. 5, 2012 by Tommarello et al. for “Passive compliant medical gown—PCMG, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Aspects of the present disclosure are in the technical field of medical gowns, and include a disposable medical gown and a method of making a medical gown.[0003]Gowns are commonly worn by medical personnel to protect themselves and their clothing from contamination by bodily fluids, pathogens, and the like when giving treatment to patients. There are two types of disposable medical gowns in common use.[0004]One type is an open-backed “step-in style” gown, which is easy to don, but must be secured with ties both at the waist and at the neck. Securing the tie at the back of the neck is not always easy without assistance, and if the neck is not properly covered then the wearer may not b...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12
CPCA41D13/1236A41D13/1209A41D2400/44A41D2400/52
Inventor TOMMARELLO, DOMENICBERKLEY, JOHN
Owner BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES
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