Patent ID: 8359666

Claim:
A medical gown for a patient, the gown having two garment portions, each garment portion comprising: a first panel having a top and bottom generally lateral edge, an inside and outside generally vertical edge, a generally diagonal edge extending from the inside edge at an incline towards the top edge and a first releasable closure member located along the inside edge and adjacent the diagonal edge; a second panel which is generally a mirror image of the first panel, the second panel having a top and bottom generally lateral edge, an inside and outside generally vertical edge, a generally diagonal edge extending from the inside edge at an incline towards the top edge and a second releasable closure member located along the inside edge adjacent the diagonal edge; an elastic portion extending along at least a portion of the diagonal edges of the first and second panels; and wherein the garment portion is formed by joining the first panel to the second panel along the first and second top edges and joining the first and second outside edges such that an arm opening is formed between the first and second panels and defined by the top edges and outside edges, the garment portion thereby adapted to be secured to a patient by placing an arm through the arm opening and releasably joining the first and second closure members together under the patient's opposite arm.