ICU/CCU patient gown

Abstract

An ICU/CCU gown to be worn by a patient during hospitalization includes an upper garment and a lower garment. The upper garment includes a pair of front panels releasably connected to each other and to a neck panel leaving an open back. The lower garment includes a waist panel having a pair of leg panels and a central genital panel extending downwardly therefrom leaving an open back. The lower garment can be provided with a rear panel having a central examination panel. The upper and lower garments may be releasably attached to one another.

1 . An ICU/CCU gown to be worn by a patient during hospitalization, comprising: 
 an upper garment including 
 a pair of front panels each adapted to cover a portion of an upper front torso of a patient, each of said front panels having an upper edge, a lower edge and a central edge, and  
 a neck panel attached at opposite ends to respective ones of said upper edges of said front panels, said neck panel and said front panels defining an opening for receiving a head and neck of a patient; and  
   a lower garment including 
 a waist panel adapted to extend across a lower body portion of a patient,  
 a pair of leg panels attached to and extending downwardly from said waist panel, and  
 a central genital panel attached to and extending downwardly from said waist panel intermediate said leg panels, said leg panels and said genital panel overlapping at an intersection point,  
   wherein said upper garment and said lower garment are releasably attached together by cooperating fasteners for covering a front of a body of a patient.    
   
   
       2 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 1  wherein said neck panel is releasably attached to said front panels.  
   
   
       3 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 2  including fasteners releasably attaching said neck panel to said front panels.  
   
   
       4 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 1  wherein said neck panel is releasably attached to one of said front panels and fixedly attached to another of said front panels.  
   
   
       5 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 1  including a pouch panel attached to a one of said front panels and being sized to receive a telemetry pack and a plurality of telemetry leads therein.  
   
   
       6 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 1  wherein said lower edges of said front panels extend below a hip level point of the patient.  
   
   
       7 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 1  wherein lower edges of said leg panels extend to a calf level point of the patient.  
   
   
       8 . The ICU/CCU gown according to  claim 1  including an optional rear waist band attached to said waist panel for encircling a body of the patient.  
   
   
       9 . An ICU/CCU upper garment to be worn by a patient during hospitalization, the garment comprising: 
 a pair of front panels each having a lower edge, a central edge portion and an upper edge, said central edge portions being releasably attached together, said front panels being sized to cover a front of an upper torso of the patient; and    a neck panel having opposite ends attached to respective ones of said upper edges of said front panels, said neck panel and said front panels defining an opening for receiving a head of the patient.    
   
   
       10 . The upper garment according to  claim 9  including a pouch panel attached to a front surface of at least one of said front panels and said neck panel, said pouch panel being sized to receive a telemetry pack and a plurality of telemetry leads therein.  
   
   
       11 . The upper garment according to  claim 9  including a pouch panel attached to a front surface of one of said front panels, said pouch panel being sized to receive a telemetry pack and a plurality of telemetry leads therein, said one front panel having a slit formed therein sized to receive the telemetry leads.  
   
   
       12 . The upper garment according to  claim 9  including a fastener releasably attaching said front panels together.  
   
   
       13 . The upper garment according to  claim 9  wherein each of said front panels includes a fastener attached at said lower edge thereof for attachment to a lower garment.  
   
   
       14 . The upper garment according to  claim 9  wherein said lower edges of said front panels extend below a hip level point of the patient when the upper garment is worn by the patient.  
   
   
       15 . An ICU/CCU lower garment to be worn by a patient during hospitalization, comprising: 
 a waist panel adapted to be placed on a lower body portion of the patient;    a pair of leg panels attached to and extending downwardly from said waist panel; and    a central genital panel attached to and extending downwardly from said waist panel intermediate said leg panels, said leg panels and said genital panel overlapping at an intersection point.    
   
   
       16 . The lower garment according to  claim 15  wherein a lower edge portion of each of said leg panels extends to a calf level point of the patient.  
   
   
       17 . The lower garment according to  claim 15  wherein an upper portion of each of said leg panels includes a fastener at for attaching to an upper garment.  
   
   
       18 . The lower garment according to  claim 15  including an optional rear waist band attached to said waist panel for encircling the body of the patient.  
   
   
       19 . An ICU/CCU lower garment to be worn by a patient during hospitalization, comprising: 
 a front panel and a rear panel adapted to be placed on a lower body portion of the patient and each having a lower edge;    at least one of said front and rear panels including a generally inverted triangle shaped central panel having a top side integral with said at least one panel and a pair of free sides to permit examination of the patient wearing the lower garment;    said at least one panel having a slit formed therein extending from a point of said central panel to said lower edge; and    a plurality of fasteners attached to said at least one panel for releasably cooperating to form a pair of leggings extending from said point to said lower edge.    
   
   
       20 . The lower garment according to  claim 19  including a pair of zippers releasably attaching said free sides to adjacent portions of said at least one panel.  
   
   
       21 . The lower garment according to  claim 19  wherein said free sides are releasably attached to adjacent portions of said at least one panel along perforated separation lines.  
   
   
       22 . The lower garment according to  claim 19  wherein said at least one panel and said central panel are formed of a paper material, said fasteners are tab fasteners and including another tab fastener for releasably closing said slit.