Device and Method of Engaging a Solo-Operated Sterile Gown

Abstract

A method of donning a pre-folded medical gown, including receiving the sterile medical gown, wherein the medical gown includes two sleeves, a first sleeve for the user's left arm and a second sleeve for the user's right arm, a back, wherein the back includes a back slot on the back surface of the pre-folded medical gown, a front, inserting both of a user's hands into the back vertical slot, expanding both of the user's hands, while inside the medical gown, into the two sleeves until the user's arms are fully engaged in the two sleeves, and pressing an outer surface of the front of the medical gown to press the at least one adhesive strip onto the user.

1 . A method of donning a medical gown by a single user, comprising:
 receiving the medical gown, wherein the medical gown includes:
 two sleeves, a first sleeve and a second sleeve; 
 a back, wherein the back includes a back slot on a back surface of the medical gown; 
 a front; 
   inserting both of the single user's hands into the back slot contemporaneously;   expanding both of the single user's hands, while inside the medical gown, into the two sleeves and past each cuff located at the end of each sleeve; and   pressing by the single user of an outer surface of the front of the medical gown to press at least two adhesive strips onto the single user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the medical gown is pre-folded. 
     
     
         3 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the medical gown is sterile. 
     
     
         4 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adhesive strip is one of the following: rectangular, circular, or square. 
     
     
         5 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adhesive strip is pressed onto an undershirt worn by the user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the back slot is in the vertical direction. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the user presses the outer surface of the front of the medical gown using one of the user's hands to secure the at least one adhesive strip to the user. 
     
     
         9 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adhesive strip is located on an inner surface of the front of the medical gown. 
     
     
         10 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the user removes a backing on the adhesive side of the at least one adhesive strip. 
     
     
         11 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the user removes the backing when the user inserts the user's hands into the back slot. 
     
     
         12 . A method of donning a medical gown by a single user, consisting of:
 inserting a user's first hand into a back slot of the medical gown;   inserting a user's second hand into the back slot of the medical gown;   continuing the user's first hand into a first sleeve through a first cuff;   continuing the user's second hand into a second sleeve through a second cuff;
 wherein the user's first hand and second hand continue through the first sleeve and the second sleeve contemporaneously; 
   pressing at least one adhesive strip located on the medical gown onto the user.   
     
     
         13 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 12 , wherein the medical gown is pre-folded. 
     
     
         14 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the pre-folded medical gown is sterile. 
     
     
         15 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the back slot is in the vertical direction. 
     
     
         16 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein until the user's hands travel past cuffs of the medical down. 
     
     
         17 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one adhesive strip is located on an inner surface of the front of the medical gown. 
     
     
         18 . The method of donning a medical gown as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the user removes a backing on the adhesive side of the at least one adhesive strip.