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Medical garment

a medical garment and garment technology, applied in the field of medical garments, can solve the problems of patients being cold and hospital gowns notoriously unsightly, and achieve the effect of a larger neck hol

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-16
THEODOSSIOU CHRISTIAN
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Benefits of technology

The invention is a medical garment with slits or openings strategically positioned to allow medical equipment to be inserted through them. The garment can also have removable attachments to close the slits. Having slits in the garment makes it easier to insert and remove medical equipment, and reduces discomfort and inconvenience associated with having tubes and wires running underneath the garment. The slits can be in the front or back of the garment, and may have a pocket flap to store tubes or wires when not connected to the user. Overall, this invention provides a more convenient and comfortable medical garment for users and medical professionals.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, hospital gowns are notoriously unsightly garments, and the slit in the rear portion thereof provides a line of sight to the patients back and buttocks, which may be a source of embarrassment to the patient.
Another common complaint about hospital gowns is that they are paper-thin and loosely fitting, which causes patients to be cold.

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[0022]In one embodiment of the medical garment 10, a shoulder slit 16 may extend from one side of the collar or neck opening to a shoulder portion, as shown in FIG. 1. This shoulder slit 16 may be opened in order to facilitate the process of putting the garment 10 onto the patient, particularly if the patient has bandages or medical equipment attached to his or her head or neck. Essentially, this shoulder slit 16 enlarges the neck opening to make it easier to place the garment 10 onto the patient. As shown in the FIG. 1, the shoulder slit 16 may include attachment means 18, such as snaps, hook and loop fasteners, or the like that may be used to close the shoulder slit 16, either partially or completely, as desired or necessary.

[0023]Other slits in the garment 10 may be provided, as well. In one embodiment, the garment 10 may be in the form of a long sleeve shirt, wherein one side of the shirt 10 includes a side-seam slit 20 from the waist 28 upwardly, extending through the underarm ...

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Abstract

A garment used for medical purposes is disclosed. The garment may include one or more slits or openings strategically positioned therein, so that medical equipment may be inserted through the slits, which provide access to a patient's body or skin. The slits may be positioned along the sides of the garment, and may include attachment means, such as snaps, buttons, hook and loop fasteners, or any other suitable means. A slit may also be positioned on the front or back portion of the garment so that medical equipment may be inserted through the slit to make contact with a wearer's body, it may further be covered by a pocket flap that may open to allow access to the slit and close to allow coverage and further allow for the storage of wires or tubes that remain connected to wearer's body but not connected to their associated medical equipment.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a garment used for medical purposes is disclosed. The garment may include one or more slits or openings strategically positioned therein, so that medical equipment may be inserted through the slits, which provide access to a patient's body or skin. Oftentimes, patients in a hospital, and particularly patients who may be under the care of an intensive care unit of the hospital, are hooked up to various types of machines with tubes for carrying fluids, electrical monitors, and other types of medical equipment. Many times, patients wear hospital gowns, which are loosely draped over the patient's body with a large slit that is positioned on a backside of the gown, and the slit may be closed with ties that are intermittently positioned on either side of the slit. Because these hospital gowns are loosely fitting, tubes and wires that are attached to the patient may be positioned so that they simply pass under...

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IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12
CPCA41D13/1245A41D13/1281A41D13/1254A41D2400/44
Inventor THEODOSSIOU, CHRISTIAN
Owner THEODOSSIOU CHRISTIAN
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