Medical garment

Abstract

A medical garment comprising a front piece and a rear piece, each piece having an outline shaped and sized to, when joined, fit around at least one of: the arms and torso; and legs and lower torso of a patient, and having cooperating fasteners along at least sections of the perimeter of the front piece and rear piece to releasably join the front and rear pieces together, around the patient, to clothe the patient.

1 . A medical garment comprising a front piece and a rear piece, each piece having an outline shaped and sized to, when joined, fit around at least one of: the arms and torso; and legs and lower torso of a patient, and having cooperating fasteners along at least sections of the perimeter of the front piece and rear piece to releasably join the front and rear pieces together, around the patient, to clothe the patient. 
     
     
         2 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein cooperating fasteners are provided along substantially the entire length of one or more of shoulder and outer arm, inner arm, side, outer leg and inner leg edges of the perimeter of the front piece and rear piece. 
     
     
         3 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the cooperating fasteners are provided along substantially the entire length of all of shoulder and outer arm, inner arm, side, outer leg and inner leg edges of the perimeter of the front piece and rear piece. 
     
     
         4 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 3  sized for an infant or young child. 
     
     
         5 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 4  further comprising a bootie at the end of each leg to cover the patient's foot. 
     
     
         6 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the front piece and rear piece are joined to each bootie. 
     
     
         7 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 6  wherein each bootie has an opening for access to the foot of the patient when the garment is worn. 
     
     
         8 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 4  wherein either the front piece or rear piece is provided with mitt portions toward the end of each arm. 
     
     
         9 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 8  wherein each mitt portion is a flap which is integral to the piece and attached to the arm edges in a hand region to form a pocket. 
     
     
         10 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the pocket is formed to be on an outer side of the garment and, in use, can be turned inside out and pulled over the opposite piece, when joined, to cover the patient's hand. 
     
     
         11 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cooperating fasteners are adapted to fasten around and provide a passageway for any medical, medical wiring or medical treatment means connected to the patient. 
     
     
         12 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the fasteners are further adapted to aid in holding in place any medical tubing, medical wiring or medical treatment means connected to the patient. 
     
     
         13 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cooperating fasteners are a plurality of fasteners provided spaced along the sections of the perimeter. 
     
     
         14 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the cooperating fasteners are non-metallic press stud type fasteners. 
     
     
         15 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the press stud type fasteners are plastic. 
     
     
         16 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the cooperating fasteners are hook and loop type fasteners. 
     
     
         17 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 16  wherein the cooperating fasteners are sections of hook and loop type fasteners 
     
     
         18 . A medical garment as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the garment is made to measure for a given patient. 
     
     
         19 . A method of clothing a patient under medical treatment requiring connection of medical tubing, medical wiring or medical treatment means connected to the patient, the method comprising the steps of:
 placing the portion of the patient to be clothed on a rear piece of a medical garment shaped and sized to the portion of the patient to be clothed;   arranging a front piece of the medical garment, shaped and sized to join with the rear piece of the garment around the patient, over the patient and oriented to join with the rear piece of the garment; and   joining the front and rear pieces of the garment around the patient and any medical tubing, medical wiring or medical treatment means connected to the patient using releasable fasteners along at least sections of the perimeter of the front and rear pieces of the garment.