Inventor, Hideki Watanabe, created the prototype using dental plaster from his practice that he used to line the inside surface of a metal pot in a spiral design.

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The new gown can be adapted for many forms of surgery and post-operative care needs, including heart surgery, the insertion of a neck line or hernia repair, or accessing a plaster cast on a broken arm, the hospital said.

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