Surgical gown and method of manufacturing the surgical gown. In a first embodiment, the surgical gown requires only one operating room person to assist a surgeon in donning the gown. A shoulder flap extends from a rear torso portion, over a shoulder portion and to a front torso portion of the gown. With assistance of only one other person, the surgeon rotates to enclose himself within the surgical gown, secure the flap to the front of the gown and tie waist tie strings. A second embodiment gown is self-donning. The second embodiment comprises a pole to which the flap and one waist tie string are removably attached. The surgeon rotates to enclose himself within the gown, removes the flap and waist tie string from the pole, attaches the flap to the gown and ties the waist tie strings to complete the gowning procedure.

An upper garment dresser for providing automatic or tele-controlled upper garment dressing of a patient, said upper garment dresser includes: means for picking up an upper garment from a default position, means for positioning a back portion of the upper garment behind a patient's back, and means for positioning a front portion of the upper garment in front of the patient; whereby during dressing, an upper body of the patient is pulled forward to expose the back and upright to expose the front; and whereby during such movement backwards and forwards, the upper garment can be flipped over the head of the patient, and its back and front parts secured together.

The present invention is clothing with foldable portions to provide access to the wearer with the wearer not having to stand from a chair or bed. The present invention includes at least one releasable seam that may be placed in a secured or opened position, so that when the releasable seam is placed in the open position, the clothing material may be folded in a manner to allow access to the wearer without the need to remove the clothing.

A reversible sling shirt may allow a patient to put on a shirt while keeping an injured shoulder with the arm bent at a prescribed, therapeutic angle. The reversible sling shirt may include a removable seam along a body of the shirt and at least a bottom portion of a sleeve. A plurality of magnetic fasteners may be sewn along the removable seam within individual plastic pockets, thus allowing a patient to put on the reversible sling shirt and take it off while keeping the injured arm bent at the predetermined angle. The reversible sling shirt may also be put on and taken off all while the injured arm remains in traction, suspended by a sling.

An apparel system includes a shirt that may be worn. A first sleeve fastener is coupled to a first sleeve and the first sleeve fastener is positioned on a cuff corresponding to the first sleeve. A second sleeve fastener is coupled to a second sleeve and the second sleeve fastener is positioned on a cuff corresponding to the second sleeve. A neckband fastener is coupled to a neckband. A first collar fastener is coupled to a collar. The first collar fastener selectively engages the shirt such that the collar is removably fastened to the shirt. A second collar fastener is coupled to the collar. The second collar fastener selectively engages the body such that the collar is removably fastened to the body.

A medical garment is a shirt with a torso portion, sleeve portions, neck opening, waist opening, and cuffs for the sleeve. The shirt can be partially or fully opened along a medial-lateral slit and an inferior-superior slit. The medial-lateral slit forms a horizontal cut in the shirt, running from a first cuff to a second cuff. The inferior-superior slit forms a vertical cut in the shirt, running from the waist opening to the neck opening. Touch fasteners are placed on the shirt adjacent to the medial-lateral slit and the inferior-superior slit. The touch fasteners are engaged and disengaged from each other in order to change the shirt between an open configuration and closed configuration. To provide better patient privacy, a medial-lateral flap and an inferior-superior flap can be added. These flaps overlap with the shirt, covering any gaps between the touch fasteners that might otherwise be visible.

The pants, in particular underpants, include an elastic band and fly opening. The underpants have a bib-like flap in the front region, which is undetachably connected with the underpants in the crotch area. Present in the front region of the elastic band is a VELCRO fastening strip, and a counter-VELCRO fastening strip is fastened to the bib-like flap. The VELCRO fastening strips form a detachable connection between the bib-like flap and the elastic band of the underpants. A grip band is situated on the bib-like flap in the detachable area. This grip band is oversized relative to the length of the bib-like flap, so that the user is able to easily reach with his hand between the flap and grip band, and can detach the bib-like flap from the waistband, so that the fly opening is now completely exposed, and he can grip the genitals or activate a catheter.

A hooded shoulder wrap for allowing a user to cover their upper body while in a bed or chair without restricting mobility. The hooded shoulder wrap includes a trapezoidal base section operative to be wrapped around the neck, shoulder and upper torso area of a user, a hood member for use to cover the head and neck, and two sleeve sections through which a user can selectively slide their arms. In use, the hooded shoulder wrap may be advantageously employed in addition to conventional blankets to optimally cover a user, with the blankets covering the user's entire lower body and lower torso and the hooded shoulder wrap covering the upper torso, shoulders and head/neck.

A post-surgical torso garment configured to be easily donned and doffed by a wearer having limited mobility through the elimination of fixed arm and neck openings. The torso garment including a single layer breathable front panel having first and second shoulder strap securement pads, and a single layer breathable back panel having first and second shoulder straps terminating in respective first and second shoulder strap fasteners configured to selectively couple to the first and second shoulder strap securement pads of the front panel, wherein the front panel and back panel are stitched together along respective first and second edges thereof to form a tubular fabric body configured to cover at least a portion of a torso of a wearer.