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ICU/CCU/NICU patient gown

a patient gown and ccu technology, applied in the field of gowns, can solve the problems of skin irritation, skin breakdown, and potential for skin breakdown and bed sores, and achieve the effect of minimizing the potential for infection

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-01-08
MED MEDIA
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Benefits of technology

This patent describes a special medical gown for patients in an ICU / CCU / NICU setting. It provides access to the patient's body while maintaining modesty. The gown includes a genital panel that can move and cover the patient's genital area. This helps to prevent infection and skin irritation while still providing access to the patient for medical procedures. Overall, this gown provides better caregiver access while protecting the patient's privacy.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, ICU / CCU / NICU gowns that encircle the patient have a potential to gather or “bunch up” between the patient and a bed surface.
The bunching up of the gown material undesirably results in pressure points on the posterior of the patient.
Skin irritation and the potential for skin breakdown and bed sores can result from pressure points when the patient is bedridden over a period of time, for example, when the patient is severely ill or comatose.
With natural exposure to microorganisms in the hospital environment, and the subsequent infections that result therefrom, serious conditions can arise that may further compromise the patient's health.

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[0027]Referring now to FIGS. 1-6, a garment 10 for a patient 11 in a hospital is shown. The garment 10 is advantageously designed to be worn by or placed upon a body of the patient 11 when the patient 11 is hospitalized in a coronary care unit (CCU), an intensive care unit (ICU), a neurointensive care unit (NICU), or the like.

[0028]The garment 10 includes an upper portion 12 adapted to cover an anterior upper body of the patient 11. The upper portion 12 has a pair of upper panels 14, 16, including a right upper panel 14 and a left upper panel 16. Each of the upper panels 14, 16 has a superior edge 18, an inferior edge 20, a side edge 22, and a central edge 24. The central edges 24 have angled portions that extend downwardly form the respective superior edges 18 of the upper panels 14, 16, and away form the respective side edges 22 of the upper panels 14, 16. The central edges 24 extend to a point 26 approximately midway between the superior edges 18 and the inferior edges 20 of the ...

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Abstract

An ICU / CCU / NICU garment for a patient during hospitalization includes an upper portion of the garment, a lower portion of the garment, and a rear portion of the garment. The upper garment portion includes a pair of front panels releasably connected to each other and to a neck panel leaving an open back. The lower portion of the garment includes an abdominal panel having a pair of leg extensions and a central genital flap leaving an open back. The rear portion having a rear panel is releasably attached to each of the upper portion and the lower portion to provide a desired degree of coverage, while facilitating a selective exposure of the posterior of the patient.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of the co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 700,403 filed Feb. 4, 2010.[0002]This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62 / 013,246 filed Jun. 17, 2014.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The invention relates to a garment worn by a patient during a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU), coronary care unit (CCU), or a neurointensive care unit (NICU) of a hospital.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]The requirements for hospital gowns in ICU / CCU / NICU settings are distinctly different than the requirements for conventional hospital gowns. Known hospital gowns substantially encircle the patient. When a caregiver such as a physician, a nurse, or ancillary personnel (e.g., a laboratory technician, a radiology technician, or a physical therapist) conducts a care procedure on a patient in an ICU / CCU / NICU setting, convenient access to the patient's body is often esse...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12
CPCA41D13/12A41D13/1236A41D13/129
Inventor HATTON, RICHARD
Owner MED MEDIA