Protective head covering with neck support for anesthetized patient and method therefor

A head covering for an anesthetized patient, the head covering comprising:

• foam material, cut from a flat sheet of compliant foam material, and configured to form a body portion of the head covering, the foam material including a conforming inner layer having a first density for positioning against the anesthetized patient's face and including an outer layer having a different second density and the outer layer being configured to protect the anesthetized patient against impact or pressure, the foam material including a first surface and an opposite second surface;
• a recessed eye region for positioning at a corresponding eye region of the anesthetized patient, the recessed eye region including a recess formed through the first surface and into the inner layer of the foam material, and the recessed eye region covered by the opposite second surface of the foam material;
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• a recessed mouth region for positioning at a corresponding mouth region of the anesthetized patient, the recessed mouth region including a recess formed through the first surface and into the inner layer of the foam material, and the recessed mouth region covered by the opposite second surface of the foam material.

A head covering hood for an anesthetized patient, the head covering hood having a neck opening that is configured to be pulled over the patient's head to place the head covering hood on the patient, the head covering hood comprising:

• a foam material having a first surface, configured for contacting a face of the anesthetized patient when the head covering is worn by the patient, and an opposite second surface, the foam material further including:
• a recessed eye region including a pair of eye recesses positioned to respectively correspond with eyes of the anesthetized patient when the head covering hood is worn by the patient, the pair of eye recesses formed through the first surface of the foam material and covered by the opposite second surface of the foam material;
• an opening for intubation positioned to correspond with a mouth of the anesthetized patient when the head covering hood is worn by the patient;
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• an elastic material coupled continuously along an outer perimeter of the foam material and configured to secure the head covering hood about top and rear portions of the head of the anesthetized patient.

A method of making a head covering for an anesthetized patient, the method comprising:

• providing a flat sheet of foam material, the foam material including a conforming inner layer having a first density for positioning against the anesthetized patient's face and including an outer layer having a different second density and the outer layer being configured to protect the anesthetized patient against impact or pressure, the foam material including a first surface and an opposite second surface;
• cutting the foam material to form a body portion of the head covering;
• removing a portion of the inner layer of the foam material from a first surface of the foam material to form multiple recesses that extend only partially through the foam material without extending through the opposite second surface, the multiple recesses including a recessed eye region, and a recessed mouth region;
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• attaching a closure mechanism to the second surface of the foam material for securing the head covering around the head of the anesthetized patient.

A method of making a head covering for an anesthetized patient, comprising:

• providing a flat sheet of foam material, the foam material having a first surface and an opposite second surface, and the flat sheet of foam material having a side extending around its periphery;
• cutting into the foam material and through the first and opposite second surfaces of the foam material to remove selected portions of the foam material and to thereby form a body portion of the head covering, the body portion including, in each of two opposite sides of the cut foam material, respective halves of each of an eye and nose region and a separate mouth region;
• cutting the first surface of the foam material to form an ear region that does not extend through the second surface of the foam material;
• providing padding in a neck region of the body portion of the head covering, the neck region corresponding to a rear neck area of the anesthetized patient when the head covering is worn by the anesthetized patient;
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• attaching closure mechanisms to the second surface of the foam material adjacent to the eye and nose region and adjacent to the mouth region, the closure mechanisms configured to be joined in front of the patient's face for securing the head covering around the anesthetized patient's head.