Patent ID: 7424750

Claim:
A hospital gown comprised of: a single one piece front panel section made of a flexible material having a first designating characteristic and further comprising an upper margin having a plurality of releasable fasteners connected thereto, said upper margin defining an opening dimensioned to allow passage of said single one piece front panel section over the head of a wearer, said opening being configured to accommodate access to said wearer's chest for diagnostic testing, said single one piece front panel section releasably connected to a single one piece back panel section along an upper margin of said single one piece back panel by said plurality of releasable fasteners; said single one piece back panel section made of a flexible material having a second designating characteristic, said single one piece back panel section comprised of an upper margin, two side edges, a pair of lateral margins and defining an opening dimensioned to allow passage of said front panel section over the head of a wearer, said single one piece back panel section further having outwardly extending closure ties connected to each of said lateral margins, said single one piece back panel section and said closure ties dimensioned to close said gown around said wearer by connecting said closure ties in front of said wearer when said gown is worn; said closure ties being further configured to wrap around said front of said wearer so as to enclose said single one piece front panel section; said single one piece back panel section being further configured such that when said closure ties are tied in front of said wearer, said two side edges are connected to each other in front of said wearer; said single one piece front panel section and said single one piece back panel section configured so as to be capable of being wholly disconnected from each other.