Patient Gown

Abstract

A patient gown includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first sleeve and a second sleeve. At least one of the first sleeve and the second sleeve have a plurality of fixation devices removably fixing the front portion to the rear portion. The plurality of fixation devices are located along a top border of the front portion and a top border of the rear portion. The gown further includes a plurality of indicia. Each indicia surrounds a different one of the plurality of fixation devices and correlates to an indicia on a mating one of the plurality of fixation devices to distinguish a first pair of the fixation devices from a second pair of the fixation devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A patient gown, comprising:
 a front portion and a rear portion;   a first sleeve and a second sleeve, at least one of the first sleeve and the second sleeve having a plurality of fixation devices removably fixing the front portion to the rear portion, wherein the plurality of fixation devices are located along a top border of the front portion and a top border of the rear portion; and   a plurality of indicia, each indicia surrounding a different one of the plurality of fixation devices and correlating to an indicia on a mating one of the plurality of fixation devices to distinguish a first pair of the fixation devices from a second pair of the fixation devices.   
     
     
         2 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixation devices is at least one of snaps, ties, buttons, hook and loop fasteners, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The patient gown of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of fixation devices is a plurality of snaps. 
     
     
         4 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of indicia are a plurality of color-dyed portions of the border of the front portion and the rear portion. 
     
     
         5 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of indicia are separate portions of fabric fixed to the border along the top of the front portion and the rear portion. 
     
     
         6 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first access opening and a second access opening defined by the front portion;   a flap concealing the first access opening, wherein the flap can be lifted to reveal the first access opening; and   a pocket surrounding the second access opening, wherein the pocket conceals the second access opening.   
     
     
         7 . The patient gown of  claim 1 , wherein the rear portion further comprises:
 a first panel and a second panel; and   a plurality of pairs of fixation devices securing the first panel to the second panel,   wherein a vertical edge of the first panel is cut at a diagonal such that the first panel overlaps the second panel and wraps around a patient, and   wherein a bottom of the first panel overlaps a bottom of the second panel more than a neck of the first panel overlaps a neck of the second panel.   
     
     
         8 . A patient gown, comprising:
 a front portion and a back portion;   a first access opening defined by the front portion;   a second access opening defined by the front portion;   a flap concealing the first access opening, wherein the flap can be lifted to reveal the first access opening; and   a pocket surrounding the second access opening, wherein the pocket conceals the second access opening.   
     
     
         9 . The patient gown of  claim 8 , further comprising a fixation device temporarily securing the flap to the front portion, wherein the flap is fixed to the front portion along a first edge and free from fixation along a second, opposing edge, and the fixation device temporarily secures the second opposing edge to the front portion. 
     
     
         10 . The patient gown of  claim 8 , wherein the first access opening is within a range of 4.0 inches to 12.0 inches in length and the second access opening is within a range of 0.5 to 3.0 inches in length. 
     
     
         11 . The patient gown of  claim 8 , wherein the pocket is fixed to the front portion on a first side, a second side, and a third side, but is free from fixation on a fourth side, allowing access to the second access opening. 
     
     
         12 . A patient gown, comprising:
 a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is formed from a single panel and the second portion is formed from a first panel and a second panel; and   a plurality of pairs of fixation devices securing the first panel to the second panel,   wherein a vertical edge of the first panel is cut at a diagonal such that the first panel overlaps the second panel and wraps around a patient, and   wherein a bottom of the first panel overlaps a bottom of the second panel more than a neck of the first panel overlaps a neck of the second panel.   
     
     
         13 . The patient gown of  claim 12 , wherein the neck of the first panel overlaps the neck of the second panel within a range of 1.0 inch to 3.0 inches and the bottom of the first panel overlaps the bottom of the second panel within a range of 4.0 inches to 8.0 inches. 
     
     
         14 . The patient gown of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of pairs of fixation devices are at least one of a snap, a button, a tie, hook and loop fasteners, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The patient gown of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of pairs of fixation devices are ties. 
     
     
         16 . The patient gown of  claim 12 , wherein a first of a plurality of pairs of fixation devices includes a first fixation device and a second fixation device, wherein the first fixation device is positioned along the vertical edge of the first panel and the second fixation device is positioned along a side of the second panel horizontally spaced from the first fixation device, wherein the first fixation device is secured to the second fixation device to secure the first panel to the second panel and overlap the bottom of the first panel over the bottom of the second panel. 
     
     
         17 . The patient gown of  claim 16 , wherein a second of the plurality of pairs of fixation devices includes a third fixation device and a fourth fixation device, wherein the third fixation device is located on the vertical edge of the first panel at a neck portion and the fourth fixation device is located a predetermined distance from a vertical edge of the second panel along the neck portion such that when the third fixation device is fixed to the fourth fixation device, the neck of the first panel overlaps the neck of the second panel. 
     
     
         18 . The patient gown of  claim 17 , wherein a third of the plurality of pairs of fixation devices includes a fifth fixation device and a sixth fixation device, wherein the fifth fixation device is located along a vertical edge of the second panel and the sixth fixation device is located on an interior of the first panel horizontally spaced from the fifth fixation device, such that the fifth fixation device is secured to the sixth fixation device to secure the vertical edge of the second panel to the first panel. 
     
     
         19 . The patient gown of  claim 18 , wherein the first of the plurality of pairs of fixation devices is a first corresponding color, the second of the plurality of pairs of fixation devices is a second corresponding color, and the third of the plurality of pairs of fixation devices is a third corresponding color, wherein the first corresponding color is different from the second and third corresponding colors. 
     
     
         20 . A patient gown, comprising:
 a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion includes a first panel and a second panel;   a first sleeve and a second sleeve;   at least one first fixation device on at least one of the first sleeve and the second sleeve removably fixing the front portion to the rear portion, wherein a first half of the first fixation device is on the front portion and a second mating half of the first fixation device is on the rear portion;   at least one indicia surrounding the first half of the first fixation device and correlating to an indicia on the second mating half of the first fixation device to properly position the first fixation device;   a first access opening and a second access opening, each defined by the front portion;   a flap concealing the first access opening, wherein the flap can be lifted to reveal the first access opening;   a pocket surrounding the second access opening, wherein the pocket conceals the second access opening; and   at least one second fixation device securing the first panel to the second panel, wherein a vertical edge of the first panel is cut at a diagonal such that the first panel overlaps the second panel and wraps around a patient.