Surgical gown with transfer device
First Claim
1. A surgical gown comprising a main sheet having sleeves attached thereto, said main sheet comprising a central panel and two side panels, said gown having outer belt means comprising two tie strings and a disposable belt engaging means, one end of one of said two tie strings being attached to the outer surface of said gown near the point where a first of said two side panels meets the central panel and one end of the other of said two tie strings being attached to the outer edge of the second of said two side panels, said belt engaging means being adapted to releasably grasp, and sequentially release, the free ends of said tie strings.
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Abstract
A surgical gown having a central and side portions (hereinafter referred to as panels) and outer belt means. The belt means comprises two tie strings or the like, one of said ties being attached to the central panel of the gown near one of the two side panels. The other tie is attached to the second of the side panels near the outer edge thereof. The free end of each tie is releasably grasped by a transfer device which holds the ties in a position overlying the outer surface of the central panel. During the gowning procedure, the transfer device becomes the means whereby a sterile assistant may effect final closure of the gown without becoming contaminated or whereby a non-sterile assistant may effect final closure of the gown without endangering or destroying the sterile character of the gown. Preferably the gown also comprises inner closure means for further securing the gown in the waist area.
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- 1. A surgical gown comprising a main sheet having sleeves attached thereto, said main sheet comprising a central panel and two side panels, said gown having outer belt means comprising two tie strings and a disposable belt engaging means, one end of one of said two tie strings being attached to the outer surface of said gown near the point where a first of said two side panels meets the central panel and one end of the other of said two tie strings being attached to the outer edge of the second of said two side panels, said belt engaging means being adapted to releasably grasp, and sequentially release, the free ends of said tie strings.
- 17. A surgical gown comprising a main sheet having sleeves attached thereto, said main sheet comprising a central panel and two side panels, said gown having outer belt means comprising two tie strings and a disposable belt engaging means, one end of one of said two tie strings being attached to the outer surface of said gown near the point where a first of said two side panels meets the central panel and one end of the other of said two tie strings being attached to the outer edge of the second of said two side panels, said belt engaging means comprising paperboard having contrasting colors and two spaced apart, cross-shaped slits, the free end of one of said two tie strings being threaded through one of said two slits and the free end of the other of said two tie strings being threaded through the other of said two slits, whereby the free ends of said tie strings are releasably secured to, and sequentially releasable from, said belt engaging means.
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