Personal protective equipment and pathogen containment system for oral and dental procedures

A pathogen containment system comprising:

• a flexible tubing dimensioned to extend around a user's mouth, the flexible tubing including a first end and a second end each engaged with a connector having a central portion including a first side fittingly engaged with the first end of the flexible tubing and a second side fittingly engaged with the second end of the flexible tubing the flexible tubing comprising a nasal target area to properly orient the flexible tubing on the user's face;
• an attachment port in fluid communication with the central portion of the connector and in fluid communication via a vacuum tubing to a vacuum suction unit to provide negative pressure to the flexible tubing;
• a plurality of air intake ports provided on the flexible tubing to permit air to be drawn therethrough via the vacuum suction unit, the air intake ports to capture a contaminant emitted from the user's mouth or the user's nose;
• and
• a strap connected to the flexible tubing to retain the device on the user's face;
• wherein the flexible tubing and the connector form a loop dimensioned to extend around a user's mouth when the first side of the connector is fittingly engaged with the first end of the flexible tubing and the second side of the connector is fittingly engaged with the second end of the flexible tubing.

A pathogen containment system for use during healthcare procedures, comprising:

• a flexible tubing dimensioned to extend around a user's mouth, the flexible tubing including a first end and a second end each engaged with a connector having a central portion including a first side fittingly engaged with the first end of the flexible tubing and a second side fittingly engaged with the second end of the flexible tubing the flexible tubing comprising a nasal target area to properly orient the flexible tubing on the user's face;
• an attachment port positioned perpendicular to the central portion, the attachment port in fluid communication via a vacuum tubing to a vacuum suction unit to provide negative pressure to the flexible tubing;
• a saliva ejection port opposite the attachment port, the saliva ejection port to receive saliva from the user's mouth, wherein the saliva ejection port is releasably engaged to a saliva ejector extending into the user's mouth;
• a plurality of intake ports provided on the flexible tubing to permit air to be drawn therethrough via the vacuum suction unit, the air intake ports to capture a contaminant emitted from the user's mouth or the user's nose;
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• a strap connected to the flexible tubing to retain the device on the user's face.