Surgical garment and methods of use

Abstract

A multi-piece surgical garment assembly which may include a head cover and a surgical gown that may be configured to be fastenable to one another wherein the surgical gown is contiguous across a circumference of the gown and covers substantially all of the body of the wearer. The head cover and gown may be fastened via at least one fastener and may be further fastened via a second fastener.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-piece surgical garment assembly comprising:
 a head cover including an exterior surface, a transparent face shield, and a bottom portion, the bottom portion including a head opening; and   a surgical gown configured to receive the bottom portion of the head cover, the surgical gown including a main body that is contiguous around a circumference of the main body and including a neck portion having a flap configured to overlap and fasten to a section of the neck portion.   
     
     
         2 . The surgical garment of  claim 1 , wherein the flap and section of the neck portion fasten via a snap fastener, hook and loop fastener, or strap fastener. 
     
     
         3 . The surgical garment of  claim 1 , wherein the main body of the surgical gown further comprises a first strap and a second strap adjacent the neck portion configured to be fastened together. 
     
     
         4 . The surgical garment of  claim 1 , wherein the interior surface of the neck portion and the exterior surface of the bottom portion of the head cover comprise a secondary fastener, a first component of the secondary fastener disposed on at least a portion of the interior surface of the neck portion, and a second component of the secondary fastener disposed on the exterior surface of the bottom portion of the head cover. 
     
     
         5 . The surgical garment of  claim 4 , wherein the secondary fastener of the neck portion of the surgical gown and bottom portion of the head cover is a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The surgical garment of  claim 1 , wherein the neck portion of the surgical gown further comprises an exterior including at least one pocket. 
     
     
         7 . A multi-piece surgical garment assembly comprising:
 a head cover having an exterior surface, a transparent face shield, and a flap; and   a surgical gown configured to receive the flap of the head cover, the surgical gown including a main body that is contiguous around a circumference of the main body and including a neck portion having a neck flap configured to overlap and fasten to a section of the neck portion.   
     
     
         8 . The surgical garment of  claim 7 , wherein the neck flap and section of the neck portion fasten via a snap fastener, hook and loop fastener, or strap fastener. 
     
     
         9 . The surgical garment of  claim 7 , wherein the main body of the surgical gown further comprises a first strap and a second strap adjacent the neck portion configured to be fastened together. 
     
     
         10 . The surgical garment of  claim 7 , wherein the interior surface of the neck portion and the exterior surface of the flap of the head cover further comprise a secondary fastener, the secondary fastener having a first component disposed on at least a portion of the interior surface of the neck portion, and a second component of the secondary fastener disposed on the exterior surface of the flap of the head cover. 
     
     
         11 . The surgical garment of  claim 10 , wherein the secondary fastener of the neck portion of the surgical gown and flap of the head cover is a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         12 . The surgical garment of  claim 7 , wherein the flap comprises a plurality of flaps. 
     
     
         13 . The surgical garment of  claim 7 , wherein the neck portion of the surgical gown further comprises an exterior including at least one pocket. 
     
     
         14 . A method of using a multi-piece surgical garment comprising the steps of:
 receiving a head opening of a head cover with flaps on a head of a wearer;   receiving a neck opening of a surgical gown over the head cover and onto a torso of the wearer;   tightening the neck opening of the surgical gown to secure the flaps of the head cover; and   providing the flaps to be disengaged from an interior neck portion of the surgical gown.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein tightening of the neck opening comprises fastening a neck flap configured to overlap a section of a neck portion of the surgical gown 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the flaps are operable to engage an interior neck portion when the flaps are moved in a direction to be unsecured from the surgical gown. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the engagement of the flaps with the interior neck portion is accomplished by using a secondary fastener. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising releasing the neck flap from the section of the neck portion of the surgical gown to loosen the neck opening. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising removing the head cover from the head of the wearer while maintaining the surgical gown on the torso of the wearer.