METHOD OF ATTACHING TIES TO A MEDICAL GOWN AND A MEDICAL GOWN HAVING TIES SECURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD

• US 20110167534A1
• Filed: 01/12/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Primed Medical Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Primed Medical Products, Inc.
• Inventors: LEEUW, Christopher, ETHIER, Lucas, MARUSYK, Raymond, WONG, Nancy
• Application Number:
  US13/005,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20110167534A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/114
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1236 Patients' garments
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/33 using straps or ties
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 53/36 Bending and joining, e.g. for making hollow articles B29C53/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/08 using ultrasonic vibrations non-plastics element to plastics elements B29C65/645
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/1122 Single lap to lap joints, i.e. overlap joints B29C66/45, B29C66/472, B29C66/52272 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/21 said joint lines being formed by a single dot or dash or by several dots or dashes, i.e. spot joining or spot welding
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/431 Joining the articles to themselves B29C66/4322 and B29C66/4332 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/4722 Fixing strips to surfaces other than edge faces fixing strips to edge faces B29C63/0026
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 66/729 Textile or other fibrous material made from plastics
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/485 Jackets
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/753 Medical equipment; Accessories therefor bloodbags, medical bags B29L2031/7148; artificial eyes B29L2011/0008

Abstract

A method of securing ties to a medical gown including providing a medical gown and associated ties made from a material that is compatible with ultrasonic welding, folding the ties prior to welding to provide more than one layer of tie material and welding the ties by ultrasonic welding through the more than one layer of tie material.

Claims

1. A method of securing ties to a medical gown, comprising:

providing a medical gown and associated ties made from a material that is compatible with ultrasonic welding;

folding the ties prior to welding to provide more than one layer of tie material;

welding the ties by ultrasonic welding through the more than one layer of tie material.

2. The method of claim 1, the ties being folded lengthwise and secured by multiple ultrasonic welds spaced axially along the ties.

3. A medical gown, comprising:

a gown body and associated ties made from a material that is compatible with ultrasonic welding, the ties being folded to provide more than one layer of tie material and then ultrasonically welded to the gown body.

4. The method of claim 3, the ties being folded lengthwise and secured by multiple ultrasonic welds spaced axially along the ties.