Medical/surgical personal protection system including a helmet, a hood and a speaker that broadcasts speech outside of the hood
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1. A personal protection system, said system comprising:
- a helmet shaped to be worn over the head of an individual;
a hood that extends over said helmet, said hood having a transparent face shield;
a fan disposed in said helmet so as to be located within said hood, said fan configured to draw air through said hood and into said helmet;
a first nozzle connected to said helmet for receiving air from said fan and discharging the air outwardly from said helmet;
a microphone mounted to said helmet for producing speech signals of speech produced by the individual wearing said helmet;
an amplifier mounted to said helmet that is connected to said microphone for amplifying the speech signals produced by said microphone; and
a speaker that is mounted to said helmet and that is connected to said amplifier so as to receive the amplified speech signals wherein said speaker is mounted to said helmet so that said speaker broadcasts the speech signal outwardly through said hood.
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Abstract
A personal protection system for providing a sterile barrier around medical/surgical personnel. The system includes a helmet over which a hood or a toga suspended. A microphone, an amplifier and a speaker are mounted to the helmet. Speech of the individual wearing the personal protection system is picked up by the microphone and amplified speech is broadcast by the speaker. The speaker is outwardly directed so as to broadcast the speech out through the hood or toga covering the helmet.
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1. A personal protection system, said system comprising:
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a helmet shaped to be worn over the head of an individual; a hood that extends over said helmet, said hood having a transparent face shield; a fan disposed in said helmet so as to be located within said hood, said fan configured to draw air through said hood and into said helmet; a first nozzle connected to said helmet for receiving air from said fan and discharging the air outwardly from said helmet; a microphone mounted to said helmet for producing speech signals of speech produced by the individual wearing said helmet; an amplifier mounted to said helmet that is connected to said microphone for amplifying the speech signals produced by said microphone; and a speaker that is mounted to said helmet and that is connected to said amplifier so as to receive the amplified speech signals wherein said speaker is mounted to said helmet so that said speaker broadcasts the speech signal outwardly through said hood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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