Surgical protective system and assembly having a head gear assembly supporting a surgical garment and air delivery system

• US 20070050898A1
• Filed: 08/09/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microtek Medical Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Microtek Medical Incorporated (Ecolab, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaughnessy, Michael, Manzella, Salvatore, Platt, David, Sanders, Alison, Larson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US11/199,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050898A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/456
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1209 Surgeons' gowns or dresses
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/286 with forced flow, e.g. by a fan
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/401 using air flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/502 Headgear, e.g. helmet, spectacles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/05 Splash shields for protection of the surgeon, e.g. splash guards connected to the apparatus A41D13/11 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 17/04 Hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 18/045 with fans for delivering air for breathing mounted in or on the helmet
• CPC Class Codes: A62B 18/082 Assembling eyepieces, lenses or vision-correction means in or on gas-masks

Abstract

A surgical protective system and assembly for use in a sterile environment includes an air movement assembly, a surgical garment and a head gear assembly. The head gear assembly includes an air movement assembly and a face shield mount. The face shield mount removably attaches a face shield to the head gear assembly, and the face shield is attached to the surgical garment. The surgical protective assembly also includes a head securing apparatus having a head band and an adjustment device. The adjustment device has a plurality of arms, each of which is movably coupled to a different portion of the head band. The surgical protective system and assembly provides users with enhanced functionality, comfort and ease of operation.

Claims

1. A surgical protective assembly comprising:

an air movement assembly;

a head gear assembly including;

an outer wall having a shield mounting device;

an inner wall spaced apart from the outer wall, the inner wall having a mounting wall which supports the air movement assembly;

at least one air passage defined between the inner and outer walls, the air passage fluidly connecting the air movement assembly to a peripheral portion of the inner and outer walls;

a head securing apparatus including;

a head band carried by an inner surface of the inner wall; and

an adjustment device having a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms movably coupled to the head band; and

a face shield, the face shield configured to cooperate with the shield mounting device such that the face shield is removably carried by the outer wall.

2. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a surgical garment attached to the face shield and covering the outer wall.

3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the surgical garment includes at least one filter element.

4. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the surgical garment includes a surgical hood.

5. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the surgical garment includes a surgical body suit.

6. A surgical assembly comprising:

a head gear assembly including;

an air movement assembly;

at least one wall which supports the air movement assembly; and

a head securing apparatus including;

a head band carried by an inner surface of the inner wall; and

an adjustment device having a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms movably coupled to the head band;

a face shield configured to be attached to the wall; and

a surgical garment attached to the face shield.

7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the air movement assembly includes an impeller assembly.

8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the head gear assembly includes an inner wall connected to and spaced-apart from an outer wall, the inner wall and the outer wall defining at least one channel.

9. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the adjustment device includes a tensioner.

10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the tensioner includes and adjustable cord slideably connected to the plurality of arms.

11. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the face shield has a toroidal-shaped configuration.

12. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the face shield includes a flange arranged to cooperate with a lip formed in the wall.

13. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the face shield includes centering mount arranged to cooperate with a receiving pocket formed in the wall.

14. The assembly of claim 6, further comprising a control device operatively coupled to the air movement assembly.

15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein the control device includes a processor and at least one battery.

16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein the control device includes a wireless software module enabling the processor to wirelessly communicate with the air movement assembly.

17. The assembly of claim 15, further comprising a battery charge device having a plurality of charge bays, each one of the bays configured to removably receive the control device.

18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the battery charge device includes at least one recharging circuit to recharge the battery.

19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein the recharging circuit includes a magnetic circuit operable to magnetically couple the battery charge device to the control device.

20. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the surgical garment includes a surgical hood.

21. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the surgical garment is removably attached to the face shield.

22. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the surgical garment includes a filter element.

23. A surgical protective assembly comprising:

a face shield;

an air movement assembly;

a head gear assembly including;

an outer wall having a face shield mount to carry the face shield;

an inner wall having a mounting wall configured to support the air movement assembly, the outer wall and the inner wall being connected to one another in a spaced-apart fashion to define at least one air passage which fluidly connects the air movement assembly to a peripheral portion defined between the inner and outer walls;

a head securing apparatus including;

a support band carried on an inner surface of the inner wall;

a forehead band having first and second ends, the forehead band connected to the support band;

a tensioning band having a plurality of arms, the plurality of arms arranged to movably engage the support band and the first and second ends of the forehead band; and

a tensioner having a tensioning cord operatively coupled to the tensioning band.