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US 11,857,002 B2Granted
Surgical gowns
AssigneeMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
InventorsSalim M. Walji, Joseph A. Dearani
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Abstract
Surgical gowns can be configured to be worn by a human and to be sterile for use in a sterile surgical environment. Such a sterile surgical gown can include one or more pockets attached to the gown and configured to store surgical instruments. The sterile surgical gown can also include one or more rings attached to the gown and configured to hold surgical instruments. In some embodiments, a patch that is attachable to the gown. The patch can include one or more additional pockets or additional rings.
Claims20
A surgical gown for holding surgical instruments, the surgical gown comprising:
- a gown body with a first gown portion and a second gown portion, wherein the first gown portion is configured to be worn above a waist area of a user and the second gown portion is configured to be worn below the waist area of the user, wherein the first gown portion comprises:
- an elongated first pocket with first pocket edges, the first pocket edges include a first pocket right side edge, a first pocket left side edge, a first pocket bottom edge, and having a length longer than a width and an opening along the width;
- an elongated second pocket with second pocket edges separate from the first pocket edges, wherein the second pocket edges include a second pocket right side edge, a second pocket left side edge and a second pocket bottom edge, and wherein the second pocket has a length longer than a width and an opening along the width;
- a loop;
- and
- a base material,
- wherein the first pocket is connected to the surgical gown via a first portion of the base material and the first portion of the base material extends directly from the opening of the first pocket,
- wherein the second pocket is connected to the surgical gown via a second portion of the base material and the second portion of the base material extends directly from the opening of the second pocket, and
- wherein the loop, the first pocket, and the second pocket are permanently connected to the grown and arranged in a fixed configuration in relation to one another and are configured to releasably hold surgical instruments.
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A gown configured to be worn by a human for use in a surgical environment, the gown comprising:
- a gown body with a first gown portion and a second gown portion, wherein the first gown portion is configured to be worn above a waist area of a user and the second gown portion is configured to be worn below the waist area of the user, wherein the first gown portion comprises:
- a base material;
- a first pocket connected to the base material with three pocket borders;
- a second pocket connected to the base material, wherein the second pocket is angled relative to the first pocket and includes three pocket borders that are separate from the borders of the first pocket;
- and
- one or more rings
- wherein the first pocket is connected to the gown via a first portion of the base material and the first portion of the base material directly extends from an opening of the first pocket,
- wherein the second pocket is connected to the surgical gown via a second portion of the base material and the second portion of the base material directly extends from an opening of the second pocket, and
- wherein the one or more rings, the first pocket, and the second pocket are each configured to hold surgical instruments and are permanently connected to the gown.
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A surgical gown comprising:
- a first portion configured to be worn above a waist area of a user;
- and
- a second portion configured to be worn below the waist area of the user,
- the first portion including a base material with:
- a first pocket with first pocket borders, the first pocket borders comprising a first pocket right side border, a first pocket left side border, a first pocket bottom border, wherein the base material extends from an opening of the first pocket;
- a second pocket with second pocket borders separate from the first pocket borders, wherein the second pocket borders comprises a second pocket right side border, a second pocket left side border and a second pocket bottom border, wherein the base material extends from an opening of the second pocket;
- and
- a loop,
- wherein the first pocket and the second pocket have openings and are arranged at a non-zero angle relative to each other, and
- wherein the first pocket and the second pocket each comprise a top section and a bottom section, wherein the bottom sections of the first pocket and the second pocket are each
- permanently connected to an outside facing surface of the surgical gown.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.