Patent Application
20240188658
The present invention relates generally to the field of hospital, patient, and/or medical gowns. More specifically, the present invention relates to a novel hospital or medical gown that comes in numerous styles and designs. The hospital or medical gown is designed to help improve a patient's mood while at a hospital or other medical care facility. The gown is functional as well for easy application and has a hook and loop fastener opening on the rear panel thereof which can be accessed using a releasable seam having hook and loop fasteners. The opening allows a caretaker to easily access undergarments of wearer of the gown for easy cleaning and changing. Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto. Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the present invention are also equally applicable to other like applications, devices, and methods of manufacture.
By way of background, patients during their stays in hospitals wear hospital gowns, also known as johnny gowns or medical gowns. The hospital gowns are designed to be loose and comfortable, allowing patients to move freely. Further, medical care can be easily provided to patients when the medical or hospital gowns are worn by patients. Hospital gowns also help in patient identification, as the gowns often have specific color coding that help medical staff quickly recognize different patients and their conditions.
However, standard hospital gowns are unattractive, plain, and boring. Typically, they come in a single solid color, such as green or blue, which can contribute to a sterile and impersonal environment. Unattractive conventional hospital gowns can have a psychological impact on patients which can even make them feel disappointed or less confident in their appearance while wearing the gown. For patients who are required to stay in the hospitals and medical care for extended periods, such as during long-term care or hospice stays, this can further exacerbate feelings of discomfort and emotional distress.
Standard hospital gowns can be challenging to put on and remove, especially for patients with limited mobility or strength. This difficulty can be particularly frustrating when patients need to change their undergarments for which the conventional hospital gowns need to be removed. The process of removing and re-donning the gown can be time-consuming and uncomfortable, adding to the overall inconvenience and dissatisfaction of the patient and caretaker experience. People desire improved hospital gowns that can overcome the problems associated with conventional hospital gowns.
Therefore, there exists a long felt need in the art for stylish hospital garments for patients. There is also a long felt need in the art for improved hospital garments that make patients feel more comfortable when at a long-term care facility or hospital visit. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art for a fashionable hospital gown that is easy to wear and disrobe. Moreover, there has been a long felt need in the art for a fashionable hospital garment that can come in different styles and designs that can accommodate men, women, and children. Further, there is a long felt need in the art for a fashionable hospital gown that is not required to be completely disrobed during undergarment changing or cleaning of a patient. Furthermore, there is a long felt need in the art for a hospital gown that can feature a multitude of patterns or designs. Finally, there is a long felt need in the art for hospital gowns that help improve patients' mood while at a hospital or other medical care facility.
The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a rear opening fashionable hospital gown. The hospital gown features different patterns or designs to make the gown aesthetically appealing and make the wearer feel better when staying at and/or leaving a hospital or care facility. The hospital gown includes a releasable seam that includes a hook and loop fastener on the rear panel of the gown. The hook and loop fastener includes a hook fastener and a loop fastener for providing access to an opening which allows for easy access of undergarments, skin, incisions, wounds, private parts, et. al. of the wearer of wearer of the gown changing and cleaning. The hook fastener overlaps the loop fastener to mate and seal the seam when the opening is not required in the gown.
In this manner, the stylish hospital gown of the present invention accomplishes all of the forgoing objectives and provides users with an improved hospital gown that features numerous styles and designs. The gown is not only stylish but is also functional and hook and loop fastener opening on the back allows for easy on and off application, thereby making the process of donning and disrobing the gown easy while allowing users to roll up the gown for easy undergarment changing.
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summary is not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its sole purpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.
The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodiment thereof, comprises a rear opening fashionable hospital gown. The hospital gown is a fashionable hospital gown that can feature a multitude of patterns or designs to make the wearer feel better when staying at and/or leaving a hospital or care facility. The hospital gown includes a hook and loop fastener opening on the rear panel thereof. The hook and loop fastener opening allows for easy access of undergarments, skin, incisions, wounds, private parts, et. al. of the wearer of wearer of the gown for undergarments changing and cleaning. The gown can be available in sizes for men, women, and children.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, a fashionable hospital gown having a rear opening for easy application thereof is disclosed. The hospital gown has a front panel, a rear panel, the front panel is configured to cover the front portion of body of a wearer, the rear panel is configured to cover the back portion of the body of the wearer, the front panel and the rear panel are stitched together, a hook and loop fastener opening disposed in the rear panel, the opening is accessible by releasing a seam, the seam including a hook fastener portion and a loop fastener portion, wherein the hook and loop fastener opening allows access of undergarments, skin, incisions, wounds, private parts, et. al. of the wearer of the gown. The seam extends from the bottom hem of the gown to around the mid-section of the gown enabling the gown to roll up for easy application.
In yet another embodiment, the hook fastener portion has continuous hook fasteners and the loop fastener portion has continuous loop fasteners.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, the gown is made of one of cotton, microfiber, polyester, or any other antimicrobial fabric.
In a further embodiment of the present invention, the gown has design or embroidery on the surface thereof.
In yet another embodiment, the seam has a plurality of snap buttons and are fastened using snap button receivers disposed on the rear panel.
In yet another embodiment, the gown has a sensor for tracking vital signs of the wearer of the gown to wirelessly transmit to a medical practitioner.
Numerous benefits and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which it pertains upon reading and understanding of the following detailed specification.
To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein in connection with the following description and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages and novel features will become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
The description refers to provided drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and in which:
The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovation can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments are discussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are described only to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in other embodiments, any of the features described herein from different embodiments may be combined.
As noted above, there is a long felt need in the art for stylish hospital garments for patients. There is also a long felt need in the art for improved hospital garments that make patients feel more comfortable when at a long-term care facility or during a hospital stay. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art for a fashionable hospital gown that is easy to wear and disrobe. Moreover, there has been a long felt need in the art for a fashionable hospital garment that can come in different styles and designs that can accommodate men, women, and children. Further, there is a long felt need in the art for a fashionable hospital gown that is not required to be completely disrobed during undergarment changing or cleaning of a patient. Furthermore, there is a long felt need in the art for a hospital gown that can feature a multitude of patterns or designs. Finally, there is a long felt need in the art for hospital gowns that help improve patients' mood while at a hospital or other medical care facility.
The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is a medical gown having a rear opening for easy application and use of the gown. The hospital gown has a front panel to cover a front portion of the body of a wearer, a rear panel to cover a back portion of the body of the wearer, the front panel and the rear panel are stitched together to form one-piece construction of the gown, a hook and loop fastener opening disposed in the rear panel, the opening is accessible by releasing a seam, the seam including a hook fastener portion and a loop fastener portion, wherein the hook and loop fastener opening allows access of undergarments, skin, incisions, wounds, private parts, et. al. of the wearer of the gown. The seam extends from the bottom hem of the gown to around the mid-section of the gown enabling the gown to roll up for easy application. The gown has different colors and designs to meet requirements of different users.
Referring initially to the drawings,
The upper rear portion 104 has a zipper 108 for easy application of the gown 100 by a user. The zipper fastener 108 extends from the neck portion 110 to the mid-section 112 of the gown 100. Further, the zipper fastener 108 can be unfastened allowing a patient to easily put on and disrobe the gown 100.
The lower rear portion 106 has a hook and loop fastener opening 114 therein for allowing a user to access and change an undergarment (i.e., access a midsection area) of a wearer of the gown 100 without disrobing the gown 100. The hook and loop fastener opening 114 is accessible using a releasable seam 116. The seam 116 includes a free longitudinal edge 118 and a hook fastener 120 is disposed along the free longitudinal edge 118. The seam 116 extends from a top end 122 thereof to the free end (hem) 124 of the gown.
For covering the hook and loop fastener opening 114 such as while a wearer wearing the gown 100 and not requiring changing undergarments, a loop fastener portion 126 is disposed along the opening free edge 128, enabling a user to fasten the hook fastener 120 and the loop fastener 126 together with each other. The free longitudinal edge 118 and the opening free edge 128 form the releasable seam 116. The free longitudinal edge 118 overlaps the cut-out free edge 128 for covering the opening 114 when the gown 100 is not required to be disrobed and a midsection of the wearer is not required to be accessed as illustrated in
The upper rear portion 104 and the lower rear portion 106 can be one structure and can also be stitched together depending on the manufacturing and design requirements. The gown 100 can have a pair of sleeves 130, 132 which can be of any size and shape to meet requirements of different users. The gown 100 can have any design or embroidery 134 along the complete length thereof wherein the gown 100 can have multiple designs and can be made in one or multiple colors to help improve a patient's mood while at a hospital or other medical care facility.
The gown 100 can be made of different materials such as cotton, polyester, polypropylene, microfiber, terry cloth and more. In preferred embodiments, the material used for making the fashionable gown 100 of the present invention can have an antimicrobial coating or can be made from antimicrobial fabric for inhibiting the growth of bacteria and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections. In some embodiments, the gown 100 can be disposable and alternatively, can be machine washed and reused by different users.
The patient garment 400 can have an embedded vital monitoring sensor 410 configured for tracking vital signs and temperature of the wearer 408. The sensor 410 has embedded wireless communication (i.e., transceiver) capabilities allowing transmission to a remote device (not shown) such as a mobile phone of a medical practitioner allowing the medical practitioner to monitor the patient 408 remotely and provide personalized care.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the hospital garment can have Photoluminescent material that can absorb and store energy from visible or ultraviolet light and then re-emit that energy in the form of light over an extended period of time.
It should be noted that the hospital garment of the present invention is more patient-friendly and has customizable sizing options to provide a better fit for individuals of different body types and sizes. The hospital garment is fashionable and aesthetically pleasing and features designs, patterns, and colors that are visually appealing and help patients feel more comfortable and confident during their hospital stay. The gown is designed to focus on improving the ease of donning and removing gowns, making it more convenient for patients, especially those with limited mobility.
Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claims to refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature or component by different names. This document does not intend to distinguish between components or features that differ in name but not structure or function. As used herein “fashionable and functional hospital garment”, “fashionable and functional hospital gown”, “hospital gown”, “medical gown”, and “patient gown” are interchangeable and refer to the fashionable and functional hospital gown 100, 400 of the present invention.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the fashionable and functional hospital gown 100, 400 of the present invention can be of any suitable size and configuration as is known in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention, provided that it accomplishes the above stated objectives. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate the fashionable and functional hospital gown 100, 400 as shown in the FIGS. are for illustrative purposes only, and that many other sizes and shapes of the fashionable and functional hospital gown 100, 400 are well within the scope of the present disclosure. Although the dimensions of the fashionable and functional hospital gown 100, 400 are important design parameters for user convenience, the fashionable and functional hospital gown 100, 400 may be of any size that ensures optimal performance during use and/or that suits the user's needs and/or preferences.
Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplary embodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the present invention. While the embodiments described above refer to particular features, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments having different combinations of features and embodiments that do not include all of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with all equivalents thereof.
What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subject matter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of components or methodologies for purposes of describing the claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in either the detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising” is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.
The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/430,815, which was filed on Dec. 7, 2022, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63430815 | Dec 2022 | US |
