Disposable Medical Gown

Abstract

A disposable medical gown ( 100 ) includes a body covering portion ( 101 ) and optionally one or more sleeves ( 107,108 ). The body covering portion ( 101 ) defines a head insertion aperture ( 104 ) between a frontal body covering portion ( 103 ) configured to cover a frontal body portion of a wearer and a rear portion ( 203 ) configured to cover at least parts of shoulder blades of the wearer. A torso opening ( 201 ) is disposed on a side of the rear portion ( 203 ) opposite the head insertion aperture ( 104 ), and extends distally from the rear portion ( 203 ). One or more perforations ( 202 ) extend across the rear portion ( 203 ) at least partially between the torso opening ( 202 ) and the head insertion aperture ( 104 ), and facilitate easy removal of the gown ( 100 ). A user removes the gown ( 100 ) by pulling the front portion ( 103 ), thereby tearing the perforations. Elastic gatherings can be included to snug the gown about the torso or limbs of the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A gown, comprising:
 a non-woven fabric layer defining a neck opening between a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion defines an opening configured to assist a user in donning the gown;   one or more perforations extending across the rear portion at least partially between the opening and the neck opening, the one or more perforations to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the user;   one or more sleeves extending distally away from an intersection of the front portion and the rear portion, each sleeve defining an arm insertion aperture and terminating at a thumb loop configured to engage a saddle of a thumb of the user; and   one or more tie members, attached to the non-woven fabric layer;   wherein the opening is closable when the one or more tie members are tied together about a torso of the user; and   wherein the one or more sleeves each include an elastic gathering.   
     
     
         2 . The gown of  claim 1 , the elastic gathering to gather portions of each sleeve about a wrist of the user. 
     
     
         3 . The gown of  claim 1 , the one or more tie members comprising a first tie and a second tie. 
     
     
         4 . The gown of  claim 3 , the first tie attached to the non-woven fabric layer at a common connection point with the second tie. 
     
     
         5 . The gown of  claim 4 , the first tie to wrap around a front of the torso of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The gown of  claim 5 , the second tie to wrap around a rear of the torso of the user. 
     
     
         7 . The gown of  claim 3 , the first tie attached to a right side of the medical gown, the second tie attached to a left side of the medical gown. 
     
     
         8 . The gown of  claim 7 , the second tie a mirror image of the first tie. 
     
     
         9 . The gown of  claim 1 , a front portion length of the front portion greater than a rear portion length of the rear portion. 
     
     
         10 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more perforations comprises a plurality of scores separated by lengths of material. 
     
     
         11 . The gown of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of scores are each about one inch long, further wherein the lengths of material are each about one half inch long. 
     
     
         12 . The gown of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of scores comprises four scores. 
     
     
         13 . The gown of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of scores are each about three-quarters of an inch long, further wherein the lengths of material are each about one quarter inch long. 
     
     
         14 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric layer is white. 
     
     
         15 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric layer is yellow. 
     
     
         16 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising a tag affixed to the non-woven fabric layer that is color-coded to visually indicate a size of the gown. 
     
     
         17 . A disposable medical gown, comprising:
 a body covering portion defining a frontal body covering portion and a rear portion, the body covering portion defining an opening along the rear portion;   one or more tie members extending from the body covering portion;   comprising one or more perforations extending across the rear portion at least partially between the opening and a head insertion aperture, the one or more perforations to tear when the frontal body covering portion is pulled away from a wearer, thereby splitting the rear portion; and   one or more sleeves extending distally away from the body covering portion, each sleeve defining an arm insertion aperture and terminating at a thumb loop configured to engage a saddle of a thumb of the wearer, the each sleeve comprising an elastic gathering between the thumb loop and the body covering portion;   the opening being closable when the one or more tie members are tied together about a torso of a wearer.   
     
     
         18 . The disposable medical gown of  claim 17 , the one or more tie members comprising a first tie member and a second tie member. 
     
     
         19 . The disposable medical gown of  claim 18 , the first tie member attached to the body covering portion at a common connection point with the second tie member. 
     
     
         20 . The disposable medical gown of  claim 17 , the elastic gathering to gather portions of each sleeve about a wrist of the wearer.