Gown for self-donning while maintaining sterility and methods therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11116263-B2
Application number	US-201314086798-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2013
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

A gown ( 100 ) can include a body covering portion ( 101 ). The gown can optionally include sleeves ( 107,108 ) extending distally from the body covering portion. The gown can include a shoulder covering portion ( 106 ) defining a head insertion aperture ( 105 ). To make the gown self-donnable without compromising sterility of sterile portions, the body covering portion can include an accordion fold ( 302 ) or a rolled fold ( 303 ) beginning at an end ( 111 ) of the gown opposite the head insertion aperture and terminating at the sleeves.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gown, comprising:
a body covering portion;
sleeves extending distally from the body covering portion;
a shoulder covering portion defining a head insertion aperture;
the body covering portion comprising a rolled fold beginning at an end of the gown opposite the head insertion aperture and terminating at the sleeves.

2. The gown of claim 1 , further comprising one or more pull tabs disposed within the rolled fold, each of the one or more pull tabs comprising a graspable portion extending out from the rolled fold.

3. The gown of claim 2 , the graspable portion to unroll the rolled fold when pulled away from the head insertion aperture.

4. The gown of claim 2 , the one or more pull tabs attached to the gown.

5. The gown of claim 2 , outer portions of the rolled fold comprising an inner side of the gown.

6. The gown of claim 1 , the shoulder covering portion folded inside-out through the rolled fold.

7. The gown of claim 6 , the sleeves folded inside out through the shoulder covering portion.

8. The gown of claim 1 , the sleeves folded across a portion of the shoulder covering portion.

9. The gown of claim 8 , the shoulder covering portion folded in half.

10. The gown of claim 1 , the body covering portion defining a donning opening.

11. The gown of claim 10 , the donning opening disposed on a rear side of the gown.

12. The gown of claim 10 , further comprising one or more closure devices disposed on each side of the donning opening.

13. The gown of claim 12 , the one or more closure devices comprising hook and loop fasteners.

14. The gown of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first cut having a first cut starting point at the head insertion aperture; and
a second cut having a second cut starting point at an exterior edge of the gown opposite the head insertion aperture, wherein each cut:
extends completely through a thickness of the gown such that two adjoining cut edges are completely severed from one another;
comprises an adhesive tape strip positioned along a length of the each cut, the adhesive tape strip overlapping at least a portion of the gown on both sides of the each cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other; and
comprises a scoreline extending along the length of the adhesive tape strip, the scoreline extending only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.

15. A method, comprising:
providing a gown comprising sleeves extending distally from a body covering portion;
providing one or more pull tabs; and
rolling the body covering portion of the gown from an bottom end disposed opposite a head insertion aperture toward sleeves of the gown, the rolling capturing portions of the one or more pull tabs within a rolled fold and causing an interior side of the gown to be disposed outside the rolled fold.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising turning a shoulder covering portion of the gown inside out through the rolled fold and folding the sleeves inside out.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing a donning opening along one side of the gown.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising providing a closure for the donning opening.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Czajka Frank
• Noskowicz David
• Jaron Amanda

Classifications

• A41D13/12 Primary

  Surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses {(operating gloves A61B42/10)} · CPC title

• A41D2400/44

  Donning facilities · CPC title