Medical garment

Abstract

A garment used for medical purposes is disclosed. The garment may include one or more slits or openings strategically positioned therein, so that medical equipment may be inserted through the slits, which provide access to a patient's body or skin. The slits may be positioned along the sides of the garment, and may include attachment means, such as snaps, buttons, hook and loop fasteners, or any other suitable means. A slit may also be positioned on the front or back portion of the garment so that medical equipment may be inserted through the slit to make contact with a wearer's body, it may further be covered by a pocket flap that may open to allow access to the slit and close to allow coverage and further allow for the storage of wires or tubes that remain connected to wearer's body but not connected to their associated medical equipment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medical garment comprising:
 A front portion connected to a back portion along the peripheries thereof, said medical garment defining a neck opening at the top, two sleeves for arms including a top seam and bottom seam with openings at the distal ends for hands, and a body section with opening at the waist for the torso;   said front portion being removably attached to said back portion on one side from said waist upwardly to a bottom portion of said sleeve; and   said front portion being removably attached to said back portion on one side from said neck opening downwardly to a shoulder portion.   
     
     
         2 . The medical garment of  claim 1  wherein said front portion is removably attached to said back portion on both sides from said neck opening downwardly to a shoulder portion. 
     
     
         3 . The medical garment of  claim 1  wherein said front portion is removably attached to said back portion on both sides from said waist upwardly to a bottom portion of said sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The medical garment of  claim 2  wherein said front portion is removably attached to said back portion on both sides from said waist upwardly to a bottom portion of said sleeve. 
     
     
         5 . The medical garment of  claim 1  wherein said front portion is fully removable from said back portion about a periphery thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The medical garment of  claim 1  wherein said front portion is removably attached to said back portion along said bottom seam of said sleeve. 
     
     
         7 . The medical garment of  claim 1  wherein said front portion is removably attached to said back portion on both sides along said bottom seam of said sleeve. 
     
     
         8 . The medical garment of  claim 1 , further including a slit defined by said front portion or said back portion to allow medical equipment requiring contact with a garment wearer's body to pass through. 
     
     
         9 . The medical garment of  claim 8  further including a pocket flap which is attached to said front portion or said back portion and covers said slit. 
     
     
         10 . The medical garment of  claim 9  wherein said pocket flap is removably attached to said front portion or said back portion. 
     
     
         11 . The medical garment of  claim 9 , wherein said pocket flap includes a first side and a second side which are removably attached to said front portion or back portion. 
     
     
         12 . The medical garment of  claim 1 , wherein said front portion and said back portion are removably attached from said neck opening downwardly along said top seam to a distal end of said sleeve. 
     
     
         13 . The medical garment of  claim 1  wherein said front portion is removably attached to said back portion on both sides from said neck opening downwardly along said top seam to a distal end of said sleeve.