Patent · US Expired

Surgical gown

US5588153A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
22References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 28, 1995
Grant dateDec 31, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA41D13/1209
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A surgical gown is adapted to be operatively disposed to substantially cover a surgeon wearing a ventilator having a waist-mounted power unit, a head-mounted manifold structure, and at least one tube extending therebetween. The gown includes a head section, a waist section, and a shoulder section appropriately configured to cover analogous portions of the surgeon's body. A ventilator section, disposed between the head section and the waist section when the gown is operatively disposed on the surgeon, defines tube channel to receive the tube of the ventilator. This ventilator section forms an enlargement which facilitates movement of the head of the surgeon without substantial restriction by the head section of the gown. An interior tie gathers a front section of the gown around the neck of the surgeon to isolate movement between the head section and shoulder section. The front section of the gown is covered with a plastic laminate to render the gown impermeable to fluids emanating from the front of the surgeon.

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