Disposable surgical gown with a bib forming a hand support
First Claim
1. In a surgical gown of the type having sleeves, a front portion having a chest area covering the chest of the user and side portions which close and overlap at the back of the user, the improvement comprising a bib affixed about its periphery to the inside surface of said surgical gown at said chest area thereof with a portion of said bib inwardly of said periphery remaining unsecured to said gown, said chest area of said gown having a pair of spaced, substantially vertical slits formed therein within the confines of said peripheral portions of said bib, said slits communicating with said unsecured portion of said bib and being of such length as to permit passage of the user'"'"'s hands therethrough whereby said bib provides a sterile hand support pocket maintaining the user'"'"'s hands in the aseptic zone bounded by the user'"'"'s neck, shoulders and waist line.
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Abstract
A single-use, nonwoven surgical gown having a bib at the chest area configured to provide a sterile hand support pocket in the aseptic zone and an additional barrier layer in the critical chest area to guard against microbial transmission. The bib may also be configured to provide a belt tunnel within which a wraparound belt may be attached and stored and which will allow for vertical adjustment of the belt while providing the surgical gown with a clear and unencumbered front. The bib is attached to the inside of the gown front with access to the hand support pocket and bib tunnel through appropriately located slits in the gown front.
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14 Claims
- 1. In a surgical gown of the type having sleeves, a front portion having a chest area covering the chest of the user and side portions which close and overlap at the back of the user, the improvement comprising a bib affixed about its periphery to the inside surface of said surgical gown at said chest area thereof with a portion of said bib inwardly of said periphery remaining unsecured to said gown, said chest area of said gown having a pair of spaced, substantially vertical slits formed therein within the confines of said peripheral portions of said bib, said slits communicating with said unsecured portion of said bib and being of such length as to permit passage of the user'"'"'s hands therethrough whereby said bib provides a sterile hand support pocket maintaining the user'"'"'s hands in the aseptic zone bounded by the user'"'"'s neck, shoulders and waist line.
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