×

Surgical gown

  • US 5,253,642 A
  • Filed: 03/25/1992
  • Issued: 10/19/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A surgical gown adapted to protect a user from contaminated body fluids, comprising:

  • an integral drape including a body tube with front portions and back portions, a pair of sleeves, and a hood with portions defining an opening for the face of the user;

    first protective means for covering the front portions and sleeves of the drape, comprising a sheet material with properties impervious to the contaminated fluids;

    portions of the hood defining an opening for the face of the user;

    second protective means for covering at least a portion of the opening of the hood, the second protective means comprising a transparent eye shield impervious to the contaminated fluid and having properties for being bent from a generally flat transportable configuration to a generally curved operative configuration;

    retention means coupled to the eye shield exteriorly of this hood for bending the eye shield from the flat transportable configuration to the curved operative configuration and for releasably retaining the eye shield in the curved operative configuration in front of the eyes of the user;

    third protective means for covering the remainder of the opening of the hood, formed from a material having properties for facilitating breathing through the mouth of the user while inhibiting passage of the contaminated fluids through the mask; and

    means for attaching the sheet material, the shield, and the mask to the drape to form an integral unit having properties for bringing each of the protective means into operative disposition when the drape is initially donned by the user.

View all claims
  • 5 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×