CN101123892A - Medical garment - Google Patents

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CN101123892A
CN101123892A CNA2005800342737A CN200580034273A CN101123892A CN 101123892 A CN101123892 A CN 101123892A CN A2005800342737 A CNA2005800342737 A CN A2005800342737A CN 200580034273 A CN200580034273 A CN 200580034273A CN 101123892 A CN101123892 A CN 101123892A
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Medical garments are disclosed, which are configured to minimally expose a patient. One embodiment, among others, includes a medical garment that is improved by providing a front opening, and a flap that substantially covers the front opening. The front opening is located near the chest area. The front opening includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The flap also includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the flap is connected to the upper portion of the front opening in a hinge-like fashion. The flap is configured to open at the lower portion. In another embodiment, among others, the improvement on the medical garment comprises at least two openings: an upper front opening, and a lower front opening. The upper front opening is located near the chest area, while the lower front opening is located near the abdomen area. In this embodiment, the medical garment further comprises an upper flap that is configured to substantially cover the upper front opening, and a lower flap that is configured to substantially cover the lower front opening. A method of manufacturing a medical garment is also presented. One embodiment of the method comprises the steps of providing a selectably-openable upper front opening and a selectably-openable lower front opening. The selectably-openable upper front opening is located near the chest area of the medical garment, while the selectably-openable lower front opening is located near the abdomen area of the medical garment. The selectably-openable upper front opening is substantially covered by an upper flap, which is configured to selectably open and close over the upper front opening. The selectably-openable lower front opening is substantially covered by a lower flap, which is configured to selectably open and close over the lower front opening.

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Medical garment
Technical field
The disclosure relates generally to medical equipment, more particularly, relates to medical dustcoat.
Background technology
In hospital and doctor's office, there is the medical garment such as the medical dustcoat that are used for patient relatively at large.These clothes are commonly used to make patient's clothing to keep to a certain degree proper, reduce to minimum thereby make to expose, and therefore make patient's presumable uncomfortable degree in the process such as physical examination reduce to minimum.
For minimally exposes the patient, various hospital gowns have been proposed.The example of these dustcoat comprises design (the US D478 of Wheeler-Dickson, 203), the design (U.S. Patent number 4 of the design of Truitt (U.S. Patent number 5,133,086), Belcher, 759,083), the design (U.S. Patent number 4 of the design of Gordon (U.S. Patent number 4,964,173) and Cohen, 930,161 and 5,097,536).Though these dustcoat can reduce to exposure to a certain degree, these dustcoat have multiple shortcoming.In view of these shortcomings, need a kind of improved medical garment in the industry.
Summary of the invention
Several embodiments of the present invention comprise the medical garment that is configured to minimally exposure patient.In this respect, wherein, an embodiment comprises a kind of like this medical garment, the flap that its improvements are to provide open front and cover this open front substantially.This open front is positioned near the chest region.This open front comprises the upper and lower.This flap also comprises the upper and lower.The top of flap is connected to the top of open front in the mode of hinge-like.This flap is configured to open in the bottom.
Wherein, in another embodiment, the improvements of this medical garment comprise at least two openings: upper front opening and following open front.Upper front opening is positioned near the chest region, and open front is positioned near the abdomen area down.In this embodiment, this medical garment also comprises the The lower flap that is configured to cover the upper flap of upper front opening substantially and is configured to cover down substantially open front.
According to another embodiment, introduce a kind of method of making medical garment.In that embodiment, this method comprises provides the upper front opening that alternative opens and the step of alternative following open front of opening.The upper front opening that alternative is opened is positioned near the chest region of medical garment, and alternative following open front of opening is positioned near the abdomen area of medical garment.The upper front opening that alternative is opened is covered by upper flap substantially, and this upper flap is configured to optionally open and close above upper front opening.The following open front that alternative is opened is covered by The lower flap substantially, and this The lower flap is configured to optionally open and close above following open front.
After reading the following drawings and describing in detail, the those skilled in the art can understand other system, device, method, feature and advantage.Wish that all these other systems, method, feature and advantage are included in this explanation, within the scope of the present invention, and be subjected to the protection of claims.
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With reference to following graphic, can understand many aspects of the present disclosure better.Element among the figure is not necessarily drawn in proportion, but focuses on clearly diagram principle of the present invention, and in addition, in the accompanying drawings, similarly Reference numeral is represented the corresponding part in several views.
Fig. 1 is patient's a front view (or outside of belly figure) of putting on the medical garment of an embodiment, and this medical garment has two flaps that alternative is opened up and down, and wherein, two flaps of this of medical garment are all closed.
Fig. 2 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 1, and wherein, the upper flap of medical garment is opened obliquely towards top-right direction substantially.
Fig. 3 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 1, and wherein, the upper flap of medical garment is opened obliquely towards upper left direction substantially.
Fig. 4 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 1, and wherein, the The lower flap of medical garment is opened towards direction vertically upward substantially.
Fig. 5 A is a perspective view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 1, and wherein, the upper flap of medical garment is opened towards direction vertically upward substantially.
Fig. 5 B is a perspective view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 1, such an embodiment shown in it, and promptly two flaps all are configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially.
Fig. 6 is patient's a front view (or outside of belly figure) of putting on the medical garment of another embodiment, and this medical garment has a plurality of upper flap and a The lower flap.
Fig. 7 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 6, and wherein, upper right flap is opened obliquely towards the direction of lower left substantially.
Fig. 8 is a front view (or outside of belly figure) of not being with the medical garment among Fig. 1 of patient.
Fig. 9 is the rearview (or back view) of the medical garment among Fig. 1.
Figure 10 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of medical garment with another embodiment of two openings, and wherein, these two openings all comprise and are configured to the flap opened towards direction vertically downward substantially.
Figure 11 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of medical garment with another embodiment of two openings, and wherein, these two openings all comprise and are configured to the flap opened towards horizontal direction substantially.
Figure 12 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of medical garment with another embodiment of upper shed and under shed, and wherein, each opening in these two openings all comprises two flaps.
Figure 13 is the rearview (or back view) of the medical garment of another embodiment, and this medical garment is configured to optionally expose the different piece at patient back.
Figure 14 illustrates the medical garment among Figure 13, and wherein, the upper and lower can optionally be opened.
Figure 15 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of an embodiment in the clothes front among Figure 13 and Figure 14.
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Now describe exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure as shown in drawings in detail.Though, do not wish to limit the present invention to this or these exemplary embodiments disclosed herein in conjunction with the several embodiment of these graphic descriptions.On the contrary, wish to cover all substitutes, correction and equipollent.
As mentioned above, although have various medical garments in the industry, those medical garments can not cover the patient fully, thus over-exposure patient unnecessarily usually.With reference to Fig. 1-15, a plurality of exemplary embodiments of medical garment of the present disclosure are shown.The part that these embodiment provide one or more alternatives to open on medical garment, thus the patient covered biglyyer.In other embodiments, improved this opening mechanism, thereby reduced exposure the patient.
Fig. 1 is patient's a front view (or outside of belly figure) of putting on the medical garment 100 of one of them embodiment.Shown in the embodiment among Fig. 1, medical garment 100 has two open fronts, comprises upper front opening 110 and following open front 120, and these two openings are covered by upper flap 115 and The lower flap 125 respectively.Upper shed 110 is positioned near patient's the chest region, and under shed 120 is positioned near patient's the abdomen area.This clothes does not need to comprise simultaneously this two openings.In these two openings one can only be provided, this two openings perhaps can be provided simultaneously.
Fig. 2 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1.The upper flap 115 of medical garment 100 is opened obliquely towards top-right direction substantially.As shown in Figure 2,, open upper flap 115 towards the upper right side and allow only to expose left breast, cover patient's right breast simultaneously substantially for female patient.Similarly, as shown in Figure 3, open upper flap 115 towards the upper left side direction and allow only to expose right breast, cover patient's left breast simultaneously substantially.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, clothes 100 also comprises flap retention mechanism 130,135, and this mechanism allows upper flap 115 releasably to be sealed in the upper shed 110.This retention mechanism can be that button button mechanism, trade mark are shackle fastening mechanism, slide fastener, hook eye fastening mechanism, fastener, the adhesive (as adhesive tape or glue) of Velcro  (Velcro), any combination or other known retention mechanism of above-mentioned these materials.Therefore, for example, if retention mechanism is Velcro , upper flap 115 can comprise the Velcro  band (or paster) 135 on the inner underside part that is positioned at upper flap 115 so, and upper shed comprises the Velcro  counter pair 130 of the coupling on the outer lower portion that is positioned at upper shed 110.In other words, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, utilize the inside bottom of upper flap 115 to be configured to releasably cooperate with the exterior bottom of upper shed 110 such as Velcro .
Except the retention mechanism 130,135 that upper flap 115 is sealed on the upper front opening top, clothes 100 also can comprise fixed mechanism 140, and this mechanism is configured to make upper flap 115 to stay open above upper shed 110.Similar with flap retention mechanism 130,135, flap maintaining body 140 can be made by Velcro .In this respect, the flap retention mechanism can be a Velcro  band (or paster) on the exterior bottom that is fastened to upper flap 115, wherein the position that is positioned at towards the top of open front 110 of Pi Pei Velcro  counter pair 140.Therefore, when upper flap 115 was upwards opened from the bottom, Velcro  band (or paster) 140 releasably cooperated mutually, thereby exposed patient's one or both sides breast.
In other medical garment such as Wheeler-Dickson dustcoat or Belcher clothes, flap is opened from top and can be fallen down, and is different therewith, and the upper flap of the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1-3 115 is upwards opened from the bottom.This configuration have an advantage be Wheeler-Dickson dustcoat or Belcher clothes can't realize that is exactly when the endways seat of patient or when station because gravity, the clothes 100 among Fig. 1 is defaulted as " closure " position naturally.On the contrary, owing to be the configuration of opening downwards, so Wheeler-Dickson dustcoat and Belcher garment default are " opening " position.Therefore, the clothes of opening downwards is than the easier exposure of the clothes of upwards the opening patient among Fig. 1-3.
Fig. 4 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1.The The lower flap 125 of medical garment 100 is opened towards direction vertically upward substantially.As shown in Figure 4, following open front 120 open independent mutually with upper front opening 110.Therefore, when the doctor wanted to check patient's for example pelvis area or abdomen area, he can optionally open down open front 120, and need not to expose patient's upper body.Compare with traditional hospital gowns of over-exposure patient, optionally open down open front 120 and can reduce exposure the patient.
As shown in Figure 4, following front flap 125 is opened towards direction vertically upward substantially.In this respect, following front flap 125 " acquiescence " once more is a closing position, rather than open position.Similar with last front flap 115, also can adopt retention mechanism will descend front flap 125 releasably to be fastened to down in the open front 120, for example adopt Velcro , button button mechanism, slide fastener, hook eye fastening mechanism, fastener, adhesive, its combination or other known mechanisms.Equally, similar with last front flap 115, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, also can adopt tilt substantially rather than substantially vertical mode open down front flap 125.In this respect, the doctor who checks can optionally expose patient's right side, left side or both sides, and needn't expose patient's the whole lower part of the body.
Fig. 5 A is a perspective view of putting on the patient of the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1.The upper flap 115 of medical garment is opened towards direction vertically upward substantially.Shown in Fig. 5 A, the last front flap 115 that alternative is opened allows to expose the patient limitedly, thereby makes patient's clothing keep proper greatly.
Fig. 5 B is a perspective view of putting on the patient of the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1.Fig. 5 B illustrates wherein such an embodiment, and promptly two flaps 110,120 all are configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially.Shown in Fig. 5 B, by the flap of opening more than an alternative 115,125 is provided, the doctor can not expose patient's non-inspection subject area when the patient is conducted a survey.
Fig. 6 is patient's a front view (or outside of belly figure) of putting on the medical garment 600 of another embodiment, and this medical garment 600 has upper flap 615,635 and The lower flap 625.As shown in Figure 6, wherein, in one embodiment, medical garment 600 comprises upper front opening 610 and following open front 620.Upper front opening 610 is covered by two flaps 615,635, and these two flaps 615,635 are releasably fastening, so that cover upper front opening 610.Following open front 620 is by front flap 625 coverings down, and this time front flap 625 is releasably fastening, so that cover open front 620 down.
In the embodiment of Fig. 6, upper front opening 610 is divided into " M " pattern, so that further reduce exposure to the patient.With reference to Fig. 7, this has been made diagram in more detail.Fig. 7 is a front view of putting on the patient of the medical garment among Fig. 6, wherein, upper flap 615,635 can be substantially towards under direction open obliquely.As shown in Figure 7, " M " shape opening allows upper right flap 615 to open towards the direction of lower left substantially, allows upper left flap 635 to open towards bottom-right direction substantially simultaneously.Therefore, unlike the embodiment of FIG. 1, for female patient, every side breast can be observed independently, and needn't expose the opposite side breast.And the design of " M " shape has reduced the cloth of flap 615,635.The minimizing of cloth causes the corresponding minimizing of flap weight, thereby has reduced the possibility that flap falls down owing to gravity reason accident.
As shown in Figure 7, right flap 615 and left flap 635 also can comprise flap retention mechanism 640,645, and these mechanisms are configured to flap 615,635 releasably is fastened on upper front opening 610 tops.Similar with the embodiment among Fig. 1, the flap retention mechanism in the clothes 610 of Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 can be Velcro , fastener, buckle button mechanism, hook eye is buckled, adhesive etc.Unlike the embodiment of FIG. 1, owing to the gravity reason, the flaps default of opening downwards is " opening " position.For this reason, the clothes 610 among Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 does not need to comprise that the flap opening mechanism stays open flap 615,635.
Fig. 8 is a front view (or outside of belly figure) of not being with the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1 of patient.As shown in Figure 8, wherein, in one embodiment, medical garment 100 has upper front opening 110 that is covered by upper flap 115 and the following open front 120 that is covered by The lower flap 125.In addition, as shown in Figure 8, medical garment 100 can comprise various Velcro  pasters 140, can use these pasters that flap 115,125 is fastened on open position.
Fig. 9 is the rearview (or back view) of the medical garment 100 among Fig. 1.As shown in Figure 9, the back side of medical garment 100 comprises after-opening 920, and this after-opening 920 preferably vertically passes the prong of entire back length.This after-opening 920 allows the patient to put on medical garment 100 from the front.After the patient puts on medical garment 100, can fasten after-opening 920 with one or more belts 900,915 shown in Fig. 9.In other words, after the patient puts on medical garment 100, can be at the back with belt 900,915 sealing medical clothes 100.Although two straps 900,915 only are shown among Fig. 9, should be appreciated that, can increase other belt, so that further fastening after-opening 920.And, although belt shown in Fig. 9 900,915 should be appreciated that, can use other retention mechanism to seal the back, for example use Velcro , button, hook eye button, slide fastener, adhesive, fastener or other known mechanisms.
Figure 10 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of medical garment 1000 with another embodiment of two openings 110,120.In the embodiment of Figure 10, two openings 110,120 all comprise and are configured to the flap 1015,1025 opened towards direction vertically downward substantially.Equally, as described in reference Fig. 1, owing on the diverse location of medical garment 1000, have a plurality of openings,, the doctor wants the zone checked rather than the whole patient of over-exposure so can optionally only exposing those doctors of patient.
Figure 11 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of medical garment 1100 with another embodiment of two openings.As shown in figure 11, two openings 110,120 all comprise and are configured to the flap 1115,1125 opened towards horizontal direction substantially.Although this two openings 110,120 allow doctors optionally to expose the upper body or the lower part of the body, a this shortcoming laterally opening configuration is, depends on interesting areas, and patient's a side may be subjected to over-exposure easily.For example, if upper flap 1115 is opened from left to right, and patient's right breast is interesting areas, and the clothes of laterally opening 1100 among Figure 11 can cause exposing simultaneously two breast so, will check right breast even the doctor may just hope.
Figure 12 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of medical garment 1200 of another embodiment that remedies the defective of the clothes 1100 among Figure 11.Embodiment among Figure 12 comprises upper front opening 110 and following open front 120, and wherein each opening is all covered by two flaps of laterally opening.For example, upper front opening 110 has upper right flap 1215 and the upper left flap 1235 that covers right breast and left breast respectively.Therefore, when the doctor only wanted to check patient's left breast, he can optionally open upper left flap 1235, thereby makes right breast interference-free.Similarly, if the doctor only wants to check patient's belly right side, he can optionally open bottom right flap 1225 so, thereby only exposes patient's belly lower right side.
Figure 13 and Figure 14 illustrate the rearview (or back view) of the medical garment 1300 of another embodiment.Medical garment 1300 among Figure 13 is configured to optionally expose the different piece at patient back.Therefore, medical garment 1300 comprises upper vertical prong 1310 and lower vertical prong 1320, and they lay respectively at the zone corresponding to patient's the upper body and the lower part of the body.Except the vertical prong 1310,1320 of upper and lower, medical garment 1300 also comprises horizontal prong 1330, it with upper vertical prong 1310 form fall " T " intersect.These different prongs 1310,1320,1330 are fixed together by belt 1340,1350,1360,1370 or other the known retention mechanism that as above outlines.
As shown in figure 14, can open upper vertical prong 1310 by untiing the upper strap 1340,1350 that upper vertical prong 1310 is tied." T " intersects because horizontal prong 1330 and upper vertical prong 1310 form, allows to expose the top at back so untie upper strap 1340,1350, and can too not expose patient's the lower part of the body.Similarly, untie bottom belt 1360,1370 and allow the latter half at exposure patient's back, and needn't expose patient's the back of the body of going up.
Figure 15 is the front view (or outside of belly figure) of an embodiment of the clothes 1300 among Figure 13 and Figure 14.As shown in figure 15, medical garment 1300 need not to have in front opening.But, as shown in figure 15, medical garment 1300 can be configured to the optionally predetermined dorsal area of an open and close.
Shown in the embodiment among Fig. 1-15, by various openings and flap strategically are set on medical garment, the doctor can check patient's each interesting areas on one's body, and needn't expose patient's the zone that does not conduct a survey.In addition, for some embodiment, by having the flap of upwards opening, against gravity, reduced the possibility that exposes the patient, this is because the default location of these flaps is " closures " rather than " opening ".In other words, for some embodiment, by in hinged mode flap being connected to opening top, reduced possibility that exposes, gravity is former thereby keep being sealed on above the opening because this flap tends to.And, shown in reference Fig. 1-15, opening can be arranged on front, back, top, bottom or its any combination, so that minimally exposes the patient in checking process.The quantity of opening and associated flaps can be different.In addition, the size of opening and flap also can be different.
In addition, the medical garment of the present disclosure shown in the figure is not with sleeve.Perhaps, also can comprise sleeve.When sleeve was provided, sleeve can comprise the conventional slits that is used to receive the IV line.Can be by near cuff, providing fastener such as Velcro  or belt, the distal open end of sealing prong around the IV line along prong.
Although above the various piece with medical garment is described as top (upper portion), bottom (lower portion), anterior (front portion) and rear portion (back portion), but it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that these terms in the medical terms also can be called (superior), following (inferior), abdomen (ventral) and the back of the body (dorsal).
Although above illustrate and described exemplary embodiments, be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, can make various changes, modification or change to aforesaid the present invention.For example,, should be appreciated that although mention left side and right side from patient's angle, equally can be from doctor's angle with reference to accompanying drawing, and can influence the scope of the disclosed embodiments sharply.And, although the belt of the clothes that illustrates in a preferred embodiment is positioned at the back, should be appreciated that, equally can wear the clothes from back to front, thereby belt is fastened on patient's front rather than back.For those embodiment, should be appreciated that " front " and " back " can exchange, and " back side " and " outside of belly " can exchange also.Therefore, all these changes, modifications and changes all should be considered as in the scope of the present disclosure.

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1. medical garment with improvements, described improvements comprise:
Be positioned near the open front of chest region, described open front has top, and described open front also has the bottom; And
Be configured to cover substantially the flap of described open front, described flap has top, and described flap also has the bottom, and the top of described flap is connected to the top of described open front in hinged mode, and described flap is configured to open from the bottom of described open front.
2. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Device, it is used for when described flap covers described open front substantially described flap releasably being fastened on closing position.
3. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The flap retention mechanism, it is configured to when described flap covers described open front substantially described flap releasably is fastened on closing position.
4. clothes as claimed in claim 3, described flap retention mechanism is one of mechanism that selects from the group of being made up of following mechanism:
velcro;
The button button mechanism;
Slide fastener;
The hook eye fastener;
Fastener;
Adhesive; And
Its combination.
5. clothes as claimed in claim 3, described flap comprises:
The outside; With
The inboard, described inboard has the first of described flap retention mechanism, and the first of described flap retention mechanism is positioned at the position towards the bottom of described flap.
6. clothes as claimed in claim 5, described clothes also comprises:
The second portion of described flap retention mechanism, the second portion of described flap retention mechanism are configured to releasably cooperate with the first of described flap retention mechanism, and the second portion of described flap retention mechanism is positioned at the position towards the bottom of described open front.
7. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The flap maintaining body is configured to make when described flap is shown in an open position described flap to open above remaining on described open front.
8. clothes as claimed in claim 7, described flap maintaining body is one of mechanism that selects from the group of being made up of following mechanism:
velcro;
The button button mechanism;
Slide fastener;
The hook eye fastener;
Fastener;
Adhesive; And
Its combination.
9. clothes as claimed in claim 7, described flap comprises:
Inboard; With
The outside, the described outside has the first of described flap maintaining body, and the first of described flap maintaining body is positioned at the position towards the bottom of described flap.
10. clothes as claimed in claim 9, described clothes also comprises:
The second portion of described flap maintaining body, the second portion of described flap maintaining body are configured to releasably cooperate with the first of described flap maintaining body, and the second portion of described flap maintaining body is positioned at the position towards the bottom of described open front.
11. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flap is configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially.
12. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flap is configured to exposing described whole open front substantially substantially when direction is vertically upward opened.
13. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flap is configured to open towards direction obliquely substantially.
14. clothes as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described flap is configured in the lateral part that exposes described open front substantially when direction is obliquely opened substantially.
15. the medical garment with improvements, described improvements comprise:
Be positioned near the upper front opening of chest region;
Be configured to cover substantially the upper flap of described upper front opening;
Be positioned near the following open front of abdomen area; With
Be configured to cover substantially the described The lower flap of open front down.
16. clothes as claimed in claim 15 also comprises:
The upper flap retention mechanism, it is configured to when described upper flap covers described upper front opening substantially described upper flap releasably is fastened on closing position.
17. clothes as claimed in claim 16, described upper flap retention mechanism is one of mechanism that selects from the group of being made up of following mechanism:
velcro;
The button button mechanism;
Slide fastener;
The hook eye fastener;
Fastener;
Adhesive; And
Its combination.
18. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap are configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially.
19. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap are configured to exposing described whole upper front opening substantially substantially when direction is vertically upward opened.
20. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap are configured to open towards direction obliquely substantially.
21. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap are configured in the lateral part that exposes described upper front opening substantially when direction is obliquely opened substantially.
22. clothes as claimed in claim 15 also comprises:
The The lower flap retention mechanism is configured to when described The lower flap covers described time open front substantially described The lower flap releasably is fastened on closing position.
23. clothes as claimed in claim 22, described The lower flap retention mechanism is one of mechanism that selects from the group of being made up of following mechanism:
velcro;
The button button mechanism;
Slide fastener;
The hook eye fastener;
Fastener;
Adhesive; And
Its combination.
24. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described The lower flap are configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially.
25. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described The lower flap are configured to exposing described whole open front down substantially substantially when direction is vertically upward opened.
26. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described The lower flap are configured to open towards direction obliquely substantially.
27. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described The lower flap are configured to exposing the described lateral part of open front down substantially substantially when direction is obliquely opened.
28. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap are configured to open towards direction vertically downward substantially.
29. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described The lower flap are configured to open towards direction vertically downward substantially.
30. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap are configured to open towards horizontal direction substantially.
31. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described The lower flap are configured to open towards horizontal direction substantially.
32. clothes as claimed in claim 15, described upper flap comprises:
Left side flap; With
Right flap.
33. clothes as claimed in claim 32, described left flap are configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially, described right flap is configured to open towards direction vertically upward substantially.
34. clothes as claimed in claim 32, described left flap are configured to open obliquely towards top-right direction substantially, described right flap is configured to open obliquely towards upper left direction substantially.
35. clothes as claimed in claim 32, described left flap are configured to open towards direction vertically downward substantially, described right flap is configured to open towards direction vertically downward substantially.
36. clothes as claimed in claim 32, described left flap are configured to open towards horizontal direction substantially, described right flap is configured to open towards horizontal direction substantially.
37. clothes as claimed in claim 32, described left flap and described right flap are partly overlapping.
38. clothes as claimed in claim 15 also comprises:
Last after-opening; With
Following after-opening.
39. a method of making medical garment said method comprising the steps of:
Near the upper front opening that the chest region of described medical garment, provides alternative to open, the upper front opening that described alternative is opened is covered by upper flap substantially, and described upper flap is configured to optionally open and close above described upper front opening;
The following open front that near the following open front that provides alternative to open the abdomen area of described medical garment, described alternative are opened is covered by The lower flap substantially, and described The lower flap is configured to optionally open and close above described open front down.
40. method as claimed in claim 39 is further comprising the steps of:
Provide to tighten mechanism, the described mechanism that tightens is configured to releasably fastening described upper flap, so that cover described upper front opening when described upper flap is closed; And
Retention mechanism is provided down, and described retention mechanism down is configured to releasably fastening described The lower flap, so that cover described open front down when described The lower flap is closed.
41. method as claimed in claim 39 is further comprising the steps of:
Fixed mechanism is provided, and the described fixed mechanism of going up is configured to releasably fastening described upper flap, so that cover described upper front opening when described upper flap is closed; And
Fixed mechanism is provided down, and described fixed mechanism down is configured to releasably fastening described The lower flap, so that cover described open front down when described The lower flap is closed.
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