Adjustable Privacy Gown With Front Snap Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional patient gowns often expose the back side of patients due to inaccessible fabric ties, making it difficult for them to move freely while maintaining privacy, especially in rehabilitation and hospital settings.
Innovation Solution
A fully adjustable patient gown with snap fasteners that allows for easy access and coverage, eliminating the need for rear ties and providing side openings for improved mobility and privacy, designed to accommodate various sizes and patient needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional patient gowns use fabric ties for closure, then the gown can be secured to the patient's body, but the back side of the patient becomes exposed and the ties are inaccessible for adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional gown closure design by moving all fasteners to the front of the gown instead of the back. The snap fasteners are positioned on the front panel only, allowing patients to easily access and adjust the closure mechanism without exposing their back side. The gown panels overlap at the sides and front, creating coverage while maintaining front-accessible fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The gown design enables patients to independently adjust and secure the gown themselves through front-accessible snap fasteners. The simple snap mechanism allows patients to easily fasten and adjust the gown without requiring assistance from healthcare providers, improving both accessibility and patient autonomy.
2Reliability
If conventional patient gowns have rear ties for closure, then the gown can be secured, but patient mobility is restricted and additional garments are needed for full coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The gown is segmented into a front panel and a back panel that overlap at the sides, with the front panel extending beyond the back panel at the sides. This segmentation allows the gown to provide complete coverage when fastened at the front, eliminating the need for additional rear garments while maintaining patient mobility through the overlapping panel design.
Solution Approach 2:
The gown design allows dynamic adjustment of coverage and accessibility. The snap fasteners can be easily engaged and disengaged at the front, allowing patients to adjust the gown for mobility needs or medical procedures without compromising overall coverage. The overlapping panels provide adaptive coverage that moves with the patient's body.
3Reliability
If patient gowns provide full body coverage, then patient privacy is maintained, but accessibility for medical procedures is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The gown design incorporates front-accessible snap fasteners that allow healthcare providers to quickly open and access the patient's body for medical procedures without requiring complete gown removal. The front panel can be easily unfastened to provide access to the chest, abdomen, or other areas while the back panel remains in place, maintaining coverage and privacy when not in use.
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AI summary
A privacy gown includes a first panel, a second panel, and a plurality of connectors. The second panel has a different size and shape from the first panel. The plurality of connectors is coupled to both the first and the second panels for removably and fixedly coupling the first and second panels together in an assembled position. The second panel has a portion with a width that is greater than a width of the first panel along at least part of a length of the second panel. The second panel overlaps the first panel along the sides thereof when in an assembled position. The second panel has at least two different width positions for fixing the width of the privacy gown during use.