Stryker Corporation
Surgical Garment and Methods of Adjusting the Same

Abstract:

A self-adjustable surgical garment includes a front defining a centerline, a back, and two sides connecting the front and the back. The self-adjustable surgical garment also includes a strap having a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a fastening portion. The strap is attached at the first end portion to the back. Additionally, the fastening portion is removably coupled to a portion of the garment such that the second end portion is in a sterile zone of a wearer. The region corresponding to a sterile zone of the wearer being at least partially defined as a region within ninety degrees in either direction of the centerline.