Patient gown

Abstract

A patient gown may be configured to improve a patient's comfort and modesty while still providing ease of use, including the don/doff process. A gown may be configured to fully cover the back side of a patient, thereby increasing their comfort and modesty, while still permitting a caregiver to quickly and easily gain access to the patient inside the gown when the need arises.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A patient gown comprising:
 a front portion;   a first side portion extending from the front portion;   a second side portion extending from the front portion;   a first tie extending from the first side portion; and   a second tie extending from the second side portion;   wherein the first tie and the second tie are located on the gown such that the first tie and the second tie, when tied together to hold the gown closed, are located on a side of the patient.   
     
     
         2 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , further comprising a snap connection on the first side portion and a complementary snap connection near a shoulder portion of the front portion such that the first side portion can be wrapped behind the patient and the snap connection on the first side portion can be snapped into the complementary snap connection near the shoulder portion to hold the first side portion in place extending behind the patient. 
     
     
         3 . The patient gown of  claim 2 , further comprising a loop that is secured to the first side portion such that the loop can be pulled to separate the snap connection. 
     
     
         4 . The patient gown of  claim 2 , wherein the second side portion is configured to be wrapped behind the patient over the first side portion prior to tying the first tie and the second tie together to secure the second side portion in place. 
     
     
         5 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , further comprising a first sleeve secured to the front portion and the first side portion and a second sleeve secured to the front portion and the second side portion. 
     
     
         6 . The patient gown of  claim 5 , wherein the first sleeve and the second sleeve are adjustable in sleeve diameter. 
     
     
         7 . The patient gown of  claim 6 , wherein the first sleeve and the second sleeve comprise snap connections that can be snapped together to adjust the sleeve diameter. 
     
     
         8 . The patient gown of  claim 5 , wherein the first sleeve and the second sleeve have a length that is selected to permit the first sleeve and the second sleeve to reach to about an elbow of the patient. 
     
     
         9 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the second side portion has a substantially rectangular shape. 
     
     
         10 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the second side portion includes a triangular shaped portion and the second tie extends from the triangular shaped portion. 
     
     
         11 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion includes first and second lifting loops that can be used by the patient to pull the first and second side portions up and away from a back portion of the patient. 
     
     
         12 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion includes a V-shaped neck cutout.