Patent ID: 7181773
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A hospital gown for quick and easy access to areas of a patient during medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like, said gown having a large opening in a front of said gown, said opening having a wide upper portion extending laterally across said front of said gown from the area of the left clavicle of said patient to the area of the right clavicle of said patient and an arcuate lower portion extending downwardly to about the descending aorta of said patent for selectively uncovering portions of said patient's shoulders, chest and breasts to perform such tasks as attaching harnesses for patient monitoring, installing pick and chemotherapy lines; a first panel for covering said large frontal opening; a narrow rectangular shaped opening in the front of said gown below said large opening, said narrow rectangular shaped opening extending laterally across said front of said gown for uncovering portions of said patent's abdomen to perform such tasks as replacing colostomy bags and dressing surgical incisions; a second panel for covering said narrow rectangular shaped opening; and a plurality of quick release spaced apart fasteners located around a periphery of each of said panels for attaching said panels to said gown and for quickly and easily uncovering selected areas of patient while limiting exposure of said patient's “private areas”.