Quick Release Medical Gown

Abstract

A quick release medical gown, which is formed with a pull cord on the front shoulder of gown, attached at one end to the outside of the gown, and run through the collar, where it is attached at the neckline closure on the gown. the gown closure is a quick release fastener, such as snaps or a hook-and-loop closure. The device is designed so that the cord on the front of the gown may be pulled, unfastening the neckline closure, and allowing the wearer to remove the gown with little to no need for assistance, or reaching behind themselves. This design allows for decreased risk of contamination for the wearer, and allows them increased independence in donning and doffing their gown.

1 . A medical gown device for protecting the wearer comprising: a pull cord attached to the seam of the device on one end, and to the neckline of the garment on the other end, a quick release fastener such as snaps or hook-and-loop closure, characterized in that, the closure on the neckline is undone by the pulling of the pull cord.