Students from the Parsons School of Design have worked with hospital clothing company Care+Wear to create a patient gown that provides coverage, while also allowing doctors necessary access to the body.
Developed by students at the New York design school last year, the gown combines five designs for different patient needs ? IV access, maternity, telemetry, bariatric and bedridden.

Made from a breathable blend of cotton and polyester, the wrap-style gown features a shielding pleat at the back for lower body access, while a system of easy-to-fasten ties and snaps on the inside and outside of the gown allow for partial exposure on both sides of the body.
The wide sleeves with four plastic snaps provide clinicians with easy access to the upper arms for the insertion of an IV, and
two snaps at the top back area of the neck allow for upper-back access.

The side pockets can be used to store the patient's own personal items while monitoring devices can be attached via a front pocket.
The final gown was selected from a number of prototypes that were produced by the students during the course last year.
As the most successful prototype, the five-in-one gown was selected to be developed and introduced into the marketplace with the help of Care+Wear ? a hospital clothing company founded in 2014 with the goal of producing functional and fashionable garments.

"Our company was founded on the promise to improve the patient experience," said Care+Wear Co-Founder and CEO Chai...