Medical Gown with Locations for Securing Medical Tubing

Abstract

A medical gown with one or more locations for secure medical tubing is described herein. In some implementations, the medical gown may include an internal band on an interior portion of the gown to store one or more medical tubes as the tubing travels from a treatment point (e.g., catheter placement site) of a patient inside the medical gown through the internal band of the medical gown to a site external to the medical gown (e.g., urinary drainage bag).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A medical gown comprising:
 a gown body having one or more closure mechanisms to secure the medical gown to a user;   at least one internal band coupled to an interior portion of the gown body, the internal band comprising:
 a hollow sleeve configured to house at least a portion of one or more medical tubing; and 
 one or more access points positioned on the internal band configured to allow access to the portion of medical tubing. 
   
     
     
         2 . The medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the one or more closure mechanisms comprise at least one of a tie, a hook-and-loop type fastener, a plurality of buttons, a zipper, an adhesive, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the internal band is attached along a waist area of an interior portion of the gown body. 
     
     
         4 . The medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the portion of medical tubing housed within the hollow sleeve of the internal band comprises at least one of a urinary catheter tube, an oxygen treatment tube, an intravenous therapy tube, or a chest drainage tube. 
     
     
         5 . The medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the one or more access points are positioned at each end of the internal band and wherein one of the one or more access points is configured to allow the portion of medical tubing to enter the hollow sleeve of the internal band from a location external to the gown body and another of the one or more access points positioned at the distal end of the internal band is configured to allow the portion of medical tubing to exit the hollow sleeve of the internal band to a location internal to the gown body. 
     
     
         6 . The medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the medical gown is disposable for a one time use. 
     
     
         7 . The medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the medical gown is washable for multiple uses. 
     
     
         8 . A method of securing medical tubing through a gown, the method comprising:
 inserting a portion of medical tubing into an internal band on the gown through one of a plurality of access points, wherein the internal band is substantially located across a waist area of the gown and comprises a hollow portion to house the portion of medical tubing;   feeding the portion of medical tubing through the hollow portion of the internal band on the gown; and   removing the portion of medical tubing from the internal band on the gown through another of the plurality of access points.   
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the internal band comprises an elastic material to secure the portion of medical tubing fed through the hollow portion of the internal band on the gown. 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of access points are positioned at least at each end of the internal band on the gown. 
     
     
         11 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the hollow portion of the internal band is configured to hold a plurality of portions of a same or different medical tubing. 
     
     
         12 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising:
 attaching at an interior gown location an end of the portion of medical tubing to a treatment location of the gown wearer; and   attaching at an exterior gown location an other end of the portion of medical tubing to a treatment source.   
     
     
         13 . A system for securing medical tubing, the system comprising:
 a medical gown comprising:
 a body portion configured to surround a section of a gown wearer, the body portion having a plurality of attachment locations on an interior surface; 
   a plurality of internal bands configured to removably couple to the plurality of attachment locations on an interior surface of the body portion of the medical gown, each internal band comprising:
 a hollow portion configured to secure one or more portions of medical tubing; and 
 two or more access points configured to provide access to the hollow portion. 
   
     
     
         14 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein a position of the two or more access points on each of the plurality of internal bands are configured to accommodate a specific medical treatment. 
     
     
         15 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of internal bands are configured to removably couple to the plurality of attachment locations interior surface of the body portion by one or more hook-and-loop type fasteners. 
     
     
         16 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of attachment locations on the interior surface of the body portion comprises at least one of a horizontal anterior portion or a vertical anterior portion of the body portion of the medical gown. 
     
     
         17 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the hollow portion of each internal band comprises an elastic material to secure the one or more portions of medical tubing. 
     
     
         18 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the two or more access points is positioned at an end of the internal band. 
     
     
         19 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , the medical gown further comprising one or more openings corresponding a position of the two or more access points of each internal band and wherein the hollow portion of each of the plurality of internal bands is further configured to secure one of the one or more portions of medical tubing by holding a portion of medical tubing running from an exterior medical gown location through one of the one or more opening on the medical gown through a corresponding access point into the hollow portion of the internal band while exiting the hollow portion of the internal band at another access point toward an interior gown location. 
     
     
         20 . The system as recited in  claim 13 , wherein the medical gown is washable for multiple uses and each of the plurality of internal bands are disposable for a single use.