Recovery garment

Abstract

The patient recovery garment comprises a body portion defining an opening, positioned, configured and dimensioned to allow the performance of medical treatment procedures, and a closure device suitable for closing the opening when a procedure is not being performed. The recovery garment comprises of a warm material, a decorative pattern, or both.

1 . A patient recovery garment, comprising: 
 (i) a waist portion deriving from or connected to a lower torso portion, with said waist and torso portions being positioned, configured, and dimensioned to fit a human;    (ii) a leg portion deriving from or connected to said lower torso portion, said leg portion being positioned, configured, and dimensioned to fit the legs of said human;    (iii) at least one closeable opening positioned, configured, and dimensioned to facilitate the examination of the patient's legs, crotch, posterior, and lower torso, and    (iv) closure devices suitable for closing said closeable opening.    
   
   
       2 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 1 , wherein said closeable opening is comprised of a set of closeable openings disposed along the outseam of each of said leg portions from the bottom of said leg portions and continuing up said leg portions and said torso portion to a point close to the bottom of said waist portion.  
   
   
       3 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 1 , wherein said closeable opening is comprised of a set of closeable opening disposed along each inseam of said leg portions from a point beginning roughly mid-way between the mid-point of said leg portion and the crotch of said recovery pant garment and ending at a point close to the bottom of the front of said waist portion.  
   
   
       4 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 1 , further comprising a pocket disposed on the interior of said leg portion at a point mid-way between the mid-point of one side of said leg portion and the bottom of said side of said leg portion, said pocket being positioned, configured, and dimensioned to accommodate a catheter bag.  
   
   
       5 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 1 , further comprising a pocket disposed on the interior of said lower torso portion at a point below said waist portion and at a point mid-way between the front of said waist portion and an outseam of said leg and torso portion, said pocket being positioned, configured, and dimensioned to accommodate a post-surgery pouch or urostomy bag.  
   
   
       6 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 1 , wherein said closure devices are comprised of a plurality of non-metallic fasteners.  
   
   
       7 . A patient recovery garment, comprising a body portion defining at least one closeable opening positioned, configured, and dimensioned to facilitate the examination of the patient's arms and upper torso, said body portion defining a neck receiving opening at one end, a bottom edge at the other end, and a pair of sleeves in between, and a plurality of closure devices suitable for closing said closeable openings.  
   
   
       8 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , wherein said closeable opening comprises a set of closeable opening disposed along each arm of the garment.  
   
   
       9 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , wherein said closeable opening comprises a set of closeable openings disposed along the outer seams of the garment.  
   
   
       10 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , wherein said closeable opening is disposed along the front of said garment.  
   
   
       11 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , wherein said closeable opening is disposed along the back of said garment.  
   
   
       12 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , further comprising an inner pocket disposed proximate to said bottom edge.  
   
   
       13 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , further comprising an outer pocket disposed on the front portion of the garment.  
   
   
       14 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 7 , wherein said closure devices are comprised of a plurality of non-metallic fasteners.  
   
   
       15 . A patient recovery suit comprising the patient recovery garment of  claim 1  and the patient recovery garment of  claim 9 .  
   
   
       16 . A patient recovery garment, comprising 
 (i) a unitary piece of fabric positioned, configured, and dimensioned to fit around a human torso beginning at or about a point below the armpits and ending at or about a point near the waist; and    (ii) at least one support means running over at least one shoulder of the user from the back of said recovery garment to the front of said recovery garment.    
   
   
       17 . A patient recovery garment as in  claim 16 , wherein the effective length of said support means is adjustable.