Medical garment and methods of making thereof

Abstract

A medical garment comprising a first panel and a second panel, the first and second panels being configured to connect at a first side of the garment and at a second side of the garment, wherein the second side of the garment comprises a second connection portion wherein the first panel and the second panel connect at a first permanent connection point. Also a garment comprising a first panel, second panel, and third panel, wherein the first panel is configured to connect to the third panel at a first side of the garment by a first permanent connection fastener and the second panel is configured to connect to the third panel at the first side of the garment by a second permanent connection fastener, the first permanent connection fastener is configured to provide a first slit, and the second permanent connection fastener is configured to provide a second slit.

1 . A medical garment, comprising:
 a first panel; and   a second panel, the first panel and the second panel being configured to connect at a first side of the garment and at a second side of the garment,   wherein the first side of the garment includes:
 a first connection portion where the first panel and the second panel are connectable at a first disconnectable connection point, and 
   wherein the second side of the garment includes:
 a second connection portion where the first panel and the second panel connect at a first permanent connection point. 
   
     
     
         2 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first permanent connection point is provided by a first permanent fastener, the first permanent fastener comprising a seam sewn into the garment. 
     
     
         3 . The garment according to  claim 2 , wherein the seam comprises a box seam. 
     
     
         4 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first connection portion further comprises:
 a second disconnectable connection point, wherein the first panel and the second panel are connectable at the second disconnectable connection point.   
     
     
         5 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first panel comprises a first sleeve, wherein the second panel comprises a second sleeve, and wherein the first sleeve comprises a first sleeve access portion. 
     
     
         6 . The garment according to  claim 5 , wherein the first sleeve access portion comprises one or more reversible sleeve fasteners. 
     
     
         7 . The garment according to  claim 6 , wherein the first sleeve access portion comprises four reversible sleeve fasteners. 
     
     
         8 . The garment according to  claim 18 , wherein the angle is between about 90° and 135°. 
     
     
         9 . The garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the garment is an examination gown. 
     
     
         10 . A medical garment, comprising:
 a first panel;   a second panel; and   a third panel, wherein:
 the first panel is configured to connect to the third panel at a first side of the garment by a first permanent connection fastener, and the second panel is configured to connect to the third panel at the first side of the garment by a second permanent connection fastener, 
 the first permanent connection fastener is configured to provide a first slit at the first side of the garment, and the second permanent connection fastener is configured to provide a second slit at the first side of the garment, and 
 the first slit extends from a bottom edge of the garment to a first end of the first permanent connection fastener, and the second slit extends from the bottom edge of the garment to a first end of the second permanent connection fastener. 
   
     
     
         11 . The medical garment according to  claim 10 , wherein the first permanent connection fastener comprises a first seam and the second permanent connection fastener comprises a second seam. 
     
     
         12 . The medical garment according to  claim 10 , wherein the first slit has a length of between about 5 and 20 inches, and the second slit has a length of between about 5 and 20 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The medical garment according to  claim 10 , wherein the first permanent connection fastener is provided at a pitch relative a first side edge of the garment such that the first slit is provided at a first distance from the first side edge at a bottom edge of the garment. 
     
     
         14 . The medical garment according to  claim 13 , wherein the first distance is between about 0.01 and 10 inches. 
     
     
         15 . The medical garment according to  claim 10 , wherein the second permanent connection fastener is provided at a pitch relative a second side edge of the garment such that the second slit is provided at a second distance from the second side edge at a bottom edge of the garment. 
     
     
         16 . The medical garment according to  claim 15 , wherein the second distance is between about 0.01 and 10 inches. 
     
     
         17 . The medical garment according to  claim 10 , wherein a second side of the garment includes:
 a first connection portion where the first panel and the second panel are connectable at a first disconnectable connection point, and   a second connection portion where the first panel and the second panel are connectable at a second disconnectable connection point.   
     
     
         18 . The medical garment according to  claim 17 , wherein the second side of the garment further includes:
 a third connection portion where the first panel and the second panel are connectable at a third disconnectable connection point.   
     
     
         19 . The medical garment according to  claim 10  further comprising a first sleeve having a first sleeve access portion, the first sleeve access portion comprising four reversible sleeve fasteners. 
     
     
         20 . The medical garment according to  claim 19  further comprising a second sleeve having a second sleeve access portion, the second sleeve access portion comprising four reversible sleeve fasteners.