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Folded surgical gown for aseptic donning, apparatus and method for producing same

  • US 5,862,525 A
  • Filed: 04/08/1997
  • Issued: 01/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical gown comprising:

  • a main gown configured to cover a predetermined area of a wearer'"'"'s body, said main gown having a back portion and an opposed front portion, said front portion having respective left and right flaps;

    left and right sleeves attached to said main gown to extend from respective lateral sides thereof;

    said surgical gown being folded in a manner including;

    (a) each of said left and right flaps being turned at least partially back upon itself to expose an interior surface of said main gown;

    (b) said left and right sleeves each being folded behind said back portion of said main gown;

    (c) said main gown being back folded along first and second longitudinal fold lines extending substantially parallel to said lateral sides thereof;

    (d) said main gown being further back folded after folding along said longitudinal fold lines along at least one transverse fold line substantially transverse to said lateral sides of said main gown to define left and right hand pockets; and

    (d) said main gown being folded along a third longitudinal fold line to form a folded surgical gown such that said left and right hand pockets are located on opposite sides thereof.

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