Antimicrobial Medical Garment

Abstract

An antimicrobial woven fabric having interwoven silver threads in manufacturing antimicrobial medical garments including tunics, gowns, coveralls, jackets, scrub tops, scrub pants, lab coats, footwear covers, linens, curtains and dividers wherein the woven fabric is selected from one or more of cotton, wool, silk, hemp, polyester, polypropylene, spandex and nylon, preferably the fabric is a blend of cotton and polyester fibers, with the medical garments providing for a garment closure, such as a zipper, extending approximately from a top front of the garment to a bottom front of the garment for opening said garment; and a plurality of pockets on a front portion of said garment.

1 . An antimicrobial fabric comprising a material selected from woven fabrics and non-woven fabrics having a plurality of silver threads incorporated therethrough. 
     
     
         2 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 1 , wherein said antimicrobial fabric is formed as a woven fabric having silver threads interwoven therewith. 
     
     
         3 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 2 , wherein said woven fabric is selected from natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and blends of natural and synthetic fibers. 
     
     
         4 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 3 , wherein said woven fabric is selected from one or more of cotton, wool, silk, hemp, polyester, polypropylene and nylon. 
     
     
         5 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 3 , wherein said woven fabric is a blend of one or more natural fibers and one or more synthetic fibers. 
     
     
         6 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 5 , wherein said one or more natural fibers is selected from one or more of cotton, wool, silk and hemp, and said one or more synthetic fibers is a polymeric compound selected from one or more of polyester, polypropylene, spandex and nylon. 
     
     
         7 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 6 , wherein said woven fabric is a blend of cotton and polyester fibers. 
     
     
         8 . The antimicrobial fabric according to  claim 7 , wherein said silver threads are unbonded to said cotton and polyester fibers. 
     
     
         9 . An antimicrobial medical garment comprising an antimicrobial fabric formed of an antimicrobial material selected from woven fabrics and non-woven fabrics having a plurality of silver threads incorporated therethrough. 
     
     
         10 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 9 , wherein said woven fabric is a blend of one or more natural fibers and one or more synthetic fibers. 
     
     
         11 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 10 , wherein said one or more natural fibers is selected from one or more of cotton, wool, silk and hemp, and said one or more synthetic fibers is a polymeric compound selected from one or more of polyester, polypropylene, spandex and nylon. 
     
     
         12 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 11 , wherein said woven fabric is a blend of cotton and polyester fibers. 
     
     
         13 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 12 , wherein said silver threads are unbonded to said cotton and polyester fibers. 
     
     
         14 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 13  selected from tunics, gowns, coveralls, jackets, scrub tops, scrub pants, lab coats, footwear covers, linens, curtains and dividers. 
     
     
         15 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 13 , further comprising a fastener for opening said garment, said fastener selected from buttons, snaps, hook and eye fasteners, hook and loop fasteners and zippers. 
     
     
         16 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said fastener extends the length of the garment. 
     
     
         17 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said fastener is a zipper. 
     
     
         18 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 17 , wherein said zipper extends approximately from a top front of the garment to a bottom front of the garment. 
     
     
         19 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 15 , wherein said garment is a medical scrub. 
     
     
         20 . The antimicrobial medical garment according to  claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of pockets.