Patent ID: 7647648

Claim:
A medical isolation gown comprising: a. a garment for covering the torso, arms and legs of a user comprising an inner surface, an outer surface and an opening for the head wherein the inner surface is adapted to be in contact with the user's body; b. an instrument cover integral with the garment and protruding from the outer surface thereof wherein the instrument cover comprises an opening in the inner surface of the garment and the instrument cover is adapted to receive a medical instrument through the opening in the inner surface of the garment such that the instrument may be used to examine a patient wherein the portion of the medical instrument that will contact the patient is enclosed by the instrument cover and the outer surface of the garment is in contact with the patient; and c. a plurality of sleeves affixed to the garment adjacent the opening for the head adapted to receive the user's hand that are accessible from the outer surface of the garment and form a barrier between the user's hand and a part of the medical instrument exposed above the opening for the head so that the user can manipulate the exposed part of the medical instrument without contacting any pathogens on the exposed part of the instrument; wherein said plurality of sleeves have a closed top portion and an open bottom portion for entry of a user's hand.