Medical Gown

Abstract

A gown is provided including non-woven fabric having a front portion, a rear portion, said rear portion ending in a lower edge, and a head insertion aperture that is between the front portion and the rear portion. The gown includes an opening in the rear portion; this opening is formed at the lower edge and extends upwards towards the head insertion aperture, and is configured to assist the wearing in donning the gown. There is a bridge extending across the rear portion at least partially between the opening and the head insertion aperture. This bridge is configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer.

1 . A gown comprising:
 a. a non-woven fabric having a front portion, a rear portion, the rear portion ending in a lower edge, and a head insertion aperture defined between the front portion and the rear portion;   b. an opening, the opening defined in the rear portion, said opening formed at the lower edge and extending towards the head insertion aperture, configured to assist a wearer in donning the gown; and   c. a bridge extending across the rear portion at least partially between the opening and head insertion aperture; the bridge being configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more notches, each notch extending from the head insertion aperture into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the bridge when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         3 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more notches, each notch extending from the opening into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the bridge when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         4 . The gown of  claim 2 , further comprising one or more notches, each notch extending from the opening into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the bridge when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising sleeves. 
     
     
         6 . The gown of  claim 5 , wherein the sleeves terminate with a thumb loop configured to engage a base of a thumb of the wearer. 
     
     
         7 . The gown of  claim 5 , wherein the sleeves terminate with an elasticized cuff to engage a wrist of the wearer. 
     
     
         8 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the bridge, when measured from the head insertion aperture to the opening, is between 5 cm-10 cm in length. 
     
     
         9 . The gown of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more tie members. 
     
     
         10 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the front portion is greater than the length of the rear portion. 
     
     
         11 . The gown of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the front portion is equal to the length of the rear portion. 
     
     
         12 . The gown of  claim 2 , wherein the notch is selected from a group consisting of a triangle, a diamond and a line. 
     
     
         13 . The gown of  claim 3 , wherein the notch is selected from a group consisting of a triangle, a diamond and a line. 
     
     
         14 . A method of wearing and removing a gown, said method comprising the steps of:
 a. accessing the gown, the gown comprising:
 a non-woven fabric having a front portion, a rear portion, said rear portion ending in a lower edge, and a head insertion aperture defined between the front portion and the rear portion; 
 an opening, the opening defined in the rear portion, said opening slip formed at the lower edge and extending towards the head insertion aperture, configured to assist a wearer in donning the gown; and 
 a bridge extending across the rear portion at least partially between the opening and head insertion aperture; the bridge being configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer; 
   b. passing a head of a wearer through the head insertion aperture to don the gown;   c. pulling the front portion away from the wearer, thereby tearing the bridge and splitting the non-woven fabric layer between the head insertion aperture and the opening to remove the gown.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the gown further comprises one or more notches, each extending from the head insertion aperture into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the gown further comprises one or more notches, each extending from the opening into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         17 . A method of making a gown, said method comprising the steps of:
 a. layering a plurality of non-woven fabrics to form multiple layers of the non-woven fabric; each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two opposing side edges;   b. cutting into the multiple layers of non-woven fabric a head insertion aperture between the top edge and the bottom edge between the two opposing side edges and an opening parallel to the side edges from the bottom edge to a point short of the head insertion aperture, thereby defining a bridge;   c. separating the one or more layers of cut non-woven fabric;   d. folding each cut non-woven fabric along a first line parallel to the top edge, the first line extending across the non-woven fabric through the head insertion aperture thereby defining a front portion and a rear portion; and   e. attaching the front portion and the rear potion along at least a part of the outside edges.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising cutting into the one or more layers of non-woven fabric one or more notches, each notch extending from the head insertion aperture into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising cutting into the one or more layer of non-woven fabric one or more notches, each notch extending from the opening into the bridge; the one or more notches being configured to tear and split the rear portion when the front portion is pulled away from the wearer. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising the step of cutting into the one or more layers of non-woven fabric a sleeve with a top edge, a bottom edge, and two opposing side edges.