Over-the-head disposable contact isolation gown and method for making the same

A disposable contact isolation gown comprising:

• a front panel comprising a front collar edge, a pair of front shoulder edges, a pair of front side edges, and a front bottom edge;
• a back panel coupled to the front panel at a pair of side seams, wherein the back panel comprises a back collar edge, a pair of back shoulder edges extending from the back collar edge, a pair of back side edges, a back bottom edge, and a back perforated line of weakness extending from the back collar edge to the back bottom edge;
• a pair of arm panels coupled between the front panel and the back panel, wherein each arm panel comprises an arm panel back edge, an arm panel front edge, an arm panel collar edge, a sleeve back edge, a sleeve front edge, and a cuff edge, the arm panel back edge of each arm panel being detachably coupled to one of the back shoulder edges at a shoulder perforated line of weakness, each of the shoulder perforated lines of weakness extending to the back collar edge with the back perforated line of weakness being positioned on the back panel between the shoulder perforated lines of weakness, the arm panel collar edges each extending in an arc between the front collar edge and the back collar edge, the front collar edge, the back collar edge, and the arm panel collar edges collectively defining a closed head opening for receiving a head of a user therein during a pull-over donning of the gown, and wherein the back collar edge further comprises a collar perforated line of weakness extending along the back collar edge and connecting the shoulder perforated lines of weakness;
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• a pair of first tie members attached to the front panel and a pair of second tie members attached to the back panel, the first and second tie members being sized to be tied to each other at respective sides of the gown to tightly secure the gown on a body of the user.

A method of manufacturing a disposable contact isolation gown comprising:

• providing a front panel comprising a front collar edge, a pair of front shoulder edges, a pair of front side edges, and a front bottom edge;
• providing a back panel, wherein the back panel comprises a back collar edge, a back bottom edge, a pair of back shoulder edges extending from the back collar edge, a back perforated line of weakness extending from the back collar edge to the back bottom edge, and a pair of back panel portions coupled together at the back perforated line of weakness;
• providing a pair of arm panels, wherein each arm panel comprises an arm panel back edge, an arm panel front edge, and an arm panel collar edge;
• coupling the front panel to the back panel at a pair of side seams;
• coupling a pair of first tie members to the front panel and a pair of second tie members to the back panel, the first and second tie members being sized to be tied to each other at respective sides of the gown to tightly secure the gown on a body of a user;
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• coupling each of the pair of arm panels between the front panel and the back panel, the arm panel back edge of each arm panel being detachably coupled to one of the back shoulder edges at a shoulder perforated line of weakness, wherein the back perforated line of weakness is positioned on the back panel between the shoulder perforated lines of weakness, the arm panel collar edges each extending in an arc between the front collar edge and the back collar edge, wherein the front collar edge, the back collar edge, and the arm panel collar edges collectively defining a closed head opening for receiving a head of the user therein during a pull-over donning of the gown, and wherein the back collar edge further includes a collar perforated line of weakness extending along the back collar edge and connecting the shoulder perforated lines of weakness.