Patent ID: 8990966
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A medical garment to be worn by a patient, comprising: at least one fabric piece having an inside surface and an outside surface, the fabric piece having a middle region, a first side region having an outside edge and a width from the middle region to the outside edge, and a second side region having an outside edge and a width from the middle region to the outside edge; a waistband extending across the middle region and the first side region to the outside edge thereof and having a first opening on the outside edge of the first side region, the waistband having a second opening on the outside surface of the fabric piece between the middle region and the second region; a first belt member having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of the first belt member being located within the waistband, with the first end secured between the middle region and first side region and the second end exiting and extending from the first opening of the waistband; a second belt member having a first end and a second end, at least a portion of the second belt member being located within the waistband, with the first end secured between the middle region and first side region and the second end exiting and extending from the second opening of the waistband; and wherein the first belt member and the second belt member are configured and dimensioned to allow a user to pull the second side region across the patient's body and the first side region across the second side region and releasably secure the second end of the first belt member to the second end of the second belt member, thereby adjustably and releasably securing the fabric substantially around the patient's body, and wherein the width of the first side region is substantially equal to the width of the second region.