Isolation Gown

Abstract

An isolation gown has enhanced neck and thorax coverage of gown material. Also, to improve the durability of the gown, improved waist ties are integral in the web that are engineered so that they will not tear as easily as conventional waist ties. The head hole cutout of garments includes a flap and/or neck shield that is internal to a basic geometric cutout. In the conventional examples of a uniform circle or oval head shape cutout, the present gown web includes a flap of material, as a portion of the neck die cutout, that extends into the area inside that circle or inside that oval shape. This flap or neck shield provides an additional barrier area to the neck and upper thoracic regions of the user.

That which is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An isolation gown comprising
 a web of fabric material that includes arm portions, a front apron portion and a head hole cutout;   wherein the head hole cutout has a generally circular or oval perimeter shape, and the head hole cutout further includes an integral flap that extends inwardly of a hypothetical uniform circular or oval shape as defined by the head hole cutout perimeter other than the flap.   
     
     
         2 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the shape of the flap is curved.   
     
     
         3 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the shape of the flap is semicircular.   
     
     
         4 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the shape of the flap is rectangular.   
     
     
         5 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the shape of the flap is asymmetric.   
     
     
         6 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the area size of the flap is from 5-80% of the otherwise open circular or oval shape of the head hole cutout.   
     
     
         7 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the area size of the flap is from 10-50% of the otherwise open circular or oval shape of the head hole cutout.   
     
     
         8 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the area size of the flap is from 20-40% of the otherwise open circular or oval shape of the head hole cutout.   
     
     
         9 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 1 ,
 wherein the flap extends into an open area of the neck hole cutout from one-half to five inches from the hypothetical uniform circular or oval shape of the head hole cutout.   
     
     
         10 . An isolation gown comprising
 a web of fabric material that includes arm portions, a front apron portion and a head hole cutout;   wherein the head hole cutout has a generally circular or oval perimeter shape, and a hypothetical uniform circular or oval shape as defined by the head hole cutout perimeter,   wherein the head hole cutout has an integral cuff around at least a portion of an inside perimeter of a hypothetical head hole cutout having a circular or oval shape,   wherein the cuff is a supplemental fringe of web material that has a plurality of notches at spaces around the head hole cutout perimeter and that are approximately perpendicular to the perimeter.   
     
     
         11 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 10 ,
 wherein the cuff is one-quarter to four inches in width inside the perimeter of the hypothetical head hole cutout.   
     
     
         12 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 10 ,
 wherein the hypothetical head hole cutout has a maximum length of twelve inches and width of ten inches.   
     
     
         13 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 10 ,
 wherein the hypothetical head hole cutout has a maximum length of ten inches and width of five inches.   
     
     
         14 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 10 ,
 wherein the notches are spaced apart around the perimeter of the head hole cutout perimeter every one to five inches.   
     
     
         15 . An isolation gown as described in  claim 10 ,
 wherein the head hole cutout further includes an integral flap that extends inwardly of the hypothetical uniform circular or oval shape as defined by the head hole cutout perimeter other than the flap.