Hospital day gown

Abstract

A hospital gown closes along the side and across the rear of the shoulder of the person wearing the gown. The side closure combined with different arm closures allows the gown to be used by the patient and the medical staff in different ways. The gown can be placed onto the patient without requiring the patient to sit up. The gown can be draped over the patient like a blanket. The gown can be removed from a patient while the patient is lying down in bed. The side opening of the gown allows the gown to be placed over a patient who is lying on his back without immediately wrapping the gown around the patient's body. When the patient is up and walking, the side closure and a long waist tie provide modesty.

1 . A gown for a medical patient having a medical condition; the gown comprising:
 a gown body adapted to be worn by the medical patient;   the gown body having a front portion, a rear portion, a first sleeve, and a second sleeve; each of the first and second sleeves having a top and a bottom;   the front and rear portions of the gown body having closure edges that meet under the first sleeve when the gown is worn by the patient to define a closed condition of the gown;   the first sleeve being openable and closable along the bottom of the first sleeve; and   the second sleeve being openable and closable along the top of the second sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the gown body defines a neck opening having a front portion and a rear portion; the front portion of the neck opening being different from the rear portion of the neck opening. 
     
     
         3 . The gown of  claim 2 , wherein the front portion of the gown body defines a V-shaped portion of a neck opening. 
     
     
         4 . The gown of  claim 3 , further comprising a liner strip connected to the gown body along at least a portion of the neck opening. 
     
     
         5 . The gown of  claim 4 , wherein the liner strip is provided in a color different from the gown body such that the front of the gown may be readily identified. 
     
     
         6 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising a first pocket connected to the front portion of the gown body; the front portion of the gown body defining an opening near the first pocket to accommodate access for wire into the pocket from inside the gown. 
     
     
         7 . The gown of  claim 6 , wherein the opening defined by the front portion of the gown body is covered by the first pocket. 
     
     
         8 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising a pocket connected to the front portion of the gown body; the pocket disposed on a closure edge side of the front portion of the gown body. 
     
     
         9 . The gown of  claim 8 , further comprising a loop disposed adjacent an upper corner of the pocket. 
     
     
         10 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising a long tie that ties in the front of the gown body; the long tie adapted to wrap around the patient wearing the gown. 
     
     
         11 . The gown of  claim 10 , wherein the long tie is fixed to the rear portion of the gown body. 
     
     
         12 . The gown of  claim 11 , wherein an elongated portion of the long tie is fixed to the rear portion of the gown body. 
     
     
         13 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the gown body is provided in different sizes. 
     
     
         14 . The gown of  claim 13 , wherein the different gown body sizes are provided in different colors. 
     
     
         15 . The gown of  claim 13 , wherein the color of the gown body corresponds to a condition of the patient wearing the gown. 
     
     
         16 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the gown body defines a neck opening when the gown is in the closed condition; the closure edges extending from under the first sleeve to the neck opening. 
     
     
         17 . The gown of  claim 16 , wherein the first sleeve has a front and a rear; a portion of the closure edge of the front portion of the gown body being defined by the rear of the first sleeve. 
     
     
         18 . The gown of  claim 17 , wherein the rear portion of the gown body overlaps the rear of the first sleeve when the gown is in the closed condition.