Patent · US Expired

Disposable surgical gown sleeve

US4504978A · kind A · utility

33Cited by

23References

19Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Paul E. Gregory · Palo Alto, US
Roger White · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 1983
Grant date	Mar 19, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2003

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA41D27/245
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A gown sleeve has a zone which extends from a lower end proximate the wrist end of the sleeve to an upper end above the elbow area of the sleeve. The zone comprises an outer layer of base sleeve material, an inner layer of sleeve lining material, and a mid layer of barrier material. The barrier material is a water-repellent, air-porous nonwoven fabric web which is encased between the outer and inner layers. The sleeve zone further comprises a first bond around the sleeve at the lower end of the zone and a second bond around the sleeve at the upper end of the zone. These bonds bond the outer and inner layers to one another while the mid layer is excluded from the bonds.

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