GB2467024A

GB2467024A - Patient garment

Info

Publication number: GB2467024A
Application number: GB0904606A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Irene Pamela Dee
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-01-19
Filing date: 2009-03-18
Publication date: 2010-07-21
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-18
Also published as: GB0904606D0; GB2467024B; GB0900841D0

Abstract

A patient garment adapted to cover at least the upper torso and a portion of the arms comprising a seam which extends from the arm cuff along the underarm and across the front chest portion. The patient garment may further comprise releasable seam along the upper arm and shoulder to provide easier access and removal. The garment may comprise mammogram panels, pockets for catheter, post mastectomy bags and transparent pockets for heart monitors. The relasably fastened panels may be attached by Velcro, press studs or magnetic trim. The garment comprises a reduced number of seams and component parts.

Description

Patients Garment

Field of the invention

This invention relates to garments worn by patients whilst in a hospital, or in a doctors examinatiOn room.

Background to the Invention.

The traditional hospital garment design has not been modify in over fifty years and the resulting bodily exposure threatens dignity' it is totally out of sync with the demands of technological advancements in modem medicine, and deficient with the respect to its failure to provide a simple, efficient, and practical gown that not only affords the patient a high degree of personal privacy, but facilitates the requirements needed by the medical profession. The inadequate outdated one gown for all treatments needs to be addressed, and patients receiving treatments to specify areas of the body need to be catered for, to avoid unnecessary bodily exposure, which causes both physical and psychological discomfort and directly effects patients' dignity. The new design marries the constrains of medical efficiently and low cost to the preservation of human dignity.

Summary of the invention

It is the object of this invention to provide a low-cost patient's garment that function efficiently for its intended purpose, comfortable and adequately covers the patient's body.

It is also the object of this invention to provide a garment, which may donned or removed by the patient or doctor who wishes to examine certain portion of the patients body. This invention claims to be cost effective, medically efficient and promotes human dignity.

This invention is believed to be the only patients garment constructed from just two cut pieces of material, which makes this concept unique. The garment invention can accommodate functional pockets and flaps, which can be applied to specific areas of the garment (reference to diagrams sheets 4, 5, 6) for medical procedures. Making this garment invention cost effective and medically efficient. The new invention patient's garment is constructed without body and sleeve seams to minimise body abrasion and fluid stain-age, and covers the entire body. Designed to make it easier for medical examination, facilitating medical provision with apertures and access openings for wires monitors and tubes, through pockets, flaps, and panels. The front side opening allows the

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garment to be removed from the patient without excessive discomfort or undignified removal. The easy side removal will reduce patient handling hence less contact with nurse's uniforms, which will reduce cross-contamination. Whilst this inventor is aware that there have been many patients garment designs developed which have addressed pockets for tubes and monitors the garments are still manufactured with shoulder seams, side seams and armhole seams, and are not cost effective. To my knowledge no patient garment as been produced, which as a seamless body invention made only from two pieces of fabric. The object of this invention is to provide a seamless garment which as features that will accommodate and secure monitors tubes in position so as to allow the patients to move about freely and completed covers the body.

Main features Gown concept design Concept design -description details -the foundation pattern block for the hospital garment is a seamless body pattern piece no shoulder, side seams or armhole seams just one small seam along the front chest diagram sheet 2, fig 4. this seam can be moved either way to accommodate design features. The garment consists of two pattern pieces only, and the garment can be produced at a shorter level for tops and as a full-length garment. The left sleeve opening, diagram Sheet 3, fig 6, allows the garment to completely open out for easy side removal from patients. Velcro, press-studs, or magnetic trim can be used for fastening. The design can be modify with the relevant apertures and openings to accommodate procedures and examining requirements for specific treatments. Garments will be adapted to suit the medical treatments required for the patients on the relevant wards.

Added Design Features-summary of features;

Pocket for -Heart monitors. -Diagram Sheet 6, figs, 15,16,17,18.

The sturdy see-through pockets allows medical staff to check devices at a glance. To facilitate heart patients -a pocket accommodates the heart monitor device with aperture at back of pocket giving direct access to chest.

Pocket for Catheter Bag. -Diagram Sheet 5, Fig 12, 13, 14.

See through pocket to allow medical profession to see fluids at a glance in the catheter bag pocket that accommodates the catheter bag and urethra tubing. Loops are attached to the garment to hold the tubes in place -aperture at back of pocket for front torso access.

Pocket for Post Mastectomy -J.P Drainage drip. -Diagram Sheet 4, Fig 7,10.

Pocket to accommodates drainage drip and facilitate tubing for drainage from breasts also as functional lift up and down panels front giving access to the breasts.

Mainmogram / Post mammogram Panels -Diagram Sheet 4, Fig 8.

Front garment panels added to front of garment the lift down panels facilitate medical examination and procedures. Can be closed by Velcro or press-studs fastenings.

Brief description of the of the drawings

The objects, advantages and features of this invention will be more clearly appreciated from the following detailed descriptions when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: Diagram Sheet 1.

Fig 0 -Illustrates a front view of the garment pattern shape of this invention flattened in a vertical plane to show the two pattern pieces to the body shape of the garment invention.

Fig 00-illustrates the invention of the seam construction A-B is joined to C and D connecting right underarm sleeve and front bodice seam in one forming pattern shape from 2D to 3D garment shape.

Diagram Sheet 2.

Fig 1 -illustrates the seamless back view of the garment.

Fig 2 -illustrates a front view of the garment.

Fig 3 -illustrates the seamless side view of garment.

Fig 4 -illustrates the one-underarm/front construction seam to the garment.

Diagram Sheet 3.

Illustrates the garment functions in respect of the garment openings.

Fig 5. Illustrates how the garment functions at the side front wrap and opens up for easy side removal from the patient.

Fig 6. -Illustrates how the left shoulder I sleeve of garment opens out.

Diagram Sheet 4 The objects, advantages and features of this invention is that the special designed feature of the lift and close panels infig 7, diagram sheet 4, can be applied to the basic garment shape of diagram sheet 2, fig 2, front of the garment located over the upper chest to give access and closure to breast areas.

Fig 7-illustrates closure and opening of panel feature front view of garment.

Fig. 8 -illustrates folded down panel sewn to the garment across the bottom of the panel which allows access to the breasts.

Fig. 9-illustrates panel shapes that are applied to garment fronts.

Fig 10-illustrates garment from side view without panel applied to indicate large shaped opening to garment fronts for access to breasts that sits directly behind front panels, Diagram Sheet 4, fig 7.

Fig 11 -illustrates both applied panels to fronts of garment closed.

Diagram Sheet 5.

The objects, advantages and features of this invention is that the special designed features infig 12, diagram sheet 5, large side pocket can be applied to the basic garment shape of diagram sheet 2, fig 2, front of the garment to accommodate the catheter bag and tubing.

Fig 12. -Illustrates large catheter bag pocket -side front of garment.

Fig 13 -illustrates the pocket is attached to the side front of the garment.

Fig 14 -illustrates the pocket indicating the shape of the large cut out shape in the pocket to allow medical staff to check on fluids levels -there is a middle strap attached through the centre of the pocket to supports the catheter bag.

Diagram Sheet 6.

The objects, advantages and features of this invention is that the special designed features heart monitor pocketfig 15, diagram sheet 6, can be applied to the basic garment shape of diagram sheet 2,fig 2, front bodice of garment to give access and closure to feed the wires for monitors through to the chest.

Fig 15-illustrates heart monitor pocket front of garment.

Fig 16 -illustrates the pocket lift up function to allow wires to be inserting through seam opening along garment front.

Fig 17-illustrates two section of pocket either side of bodice seam to indicate opening.

Fig 18-illustrates two pieces of pocket and indicates the cut out shape in pocket section to allow medical staff visibility to the heart monitor device.

Whilst endeavouring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features of the invention believed to be of particular importance it should be understood that the applicant claims protection in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and/or shown in the drawings whether or not particular emphasis has been placed thereon.

Claims

Claims 1. A seamless body garment diagram 1, fig 0, is constructed by a small underarm I front seam joining A, B, C and D creating from 2D to 3D form, diagram sheet 1, Jig 00.
2. The garment invention can be made to any garment size and length and will accommodates functional pockets and flaps, which can be applied to specific areas of the gown for medical procedures, diagrams sheets 4, 5, 6.
3. The garment claim I. As a pocket for -heart monitors a sturdy see-through pocket that allows medical staff to check devices at a glance, to facilitate heart patients the pocket accommodates the heart monitor device with aperture at back of pocket giving direct access to chest diagram sheet 6, fig 17.
4. The garment claim I. As a pocket to facilitate a catheter bag. See through pocket to allow medical profession to see fluids at a glance in the catheter bag pocket that accommodates the catheter bag and urethra tubing, diagram sheet 5. fig 12.
5. The gannent in claim 1. As a pocket for Post Mastectomy -J.P Drainage drip. L.The pocket accommodates drainage drip and facilitates tubing for drainage from breasts, diagram sheet 4, figs 7. 10.
6. The garment in claim 1. As front panels added to front of gown that folds down to facilitate medical examination and procedures, diagram sheet 4, fig 8.
7. The garment in claim 1. Can be completely opened up at left shoulder, diagram sheet 3, fig 6, to allow side removal from the body, diagram sheet 3, 5.AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED AS FOLLOWSClaims 1. A patient garment comprising two sleeves and a wrap-over opening, and with seams that run from the edge of each sleeve opening along the underside of the arm and in an upwardly curving line along the upper chest to the respective edges which form the wrap-over opening, and further comprising a releasable seam running, in use, from the edge of one sleeve opening along the upper side of the sleeve and along the shoulder to the edge forming the neck opening which allows the garment to be removed sideways from across the patient's body.2. A patient garment according to claim 1 in which the seam running along the upper chest is openable forming a drop down panel, which allows access for medical examinations and procedures.3. A patient garment according to claim 1 with pockets to hold devices such as monitors or catheter bags.4. A patient garment according to claim 3 in which the pockets are see-through to 0 allow medical staff to check any devices, which may be in the pockets.5. A patient garment according to claim 3 with an aperture at the back of the pocket to 1 allow access to the chest.6. A patient garment according to claim 1 with loops attached to the garment to hold C\J any draining tubes in position.7. A patient garment according to claim 1 in which any seams or closures are fitted with hook and ioop tape, press-studs, or magnetic trim fastenings.