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US 12,520,884 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 first elongated pocket with first pocket edges, the first pocket edges include a first pocket right side edge and a first pocket left side edge, a first pocket bottom edge and a first pocket opening that extends along a width of the first elongated pocket, wherein the first pocket left side edge extends along an entire length of the first elongated pocket from the first pocket opening to the first pocket bottom edge;
- a second elongated pocket with second pocket edges separate from the first pocket edges, wherein the second pocket edges include a second pocket right side edge and a second pocket left side edge that extends along a length of the second elongated pocket and are angled relative to the first pocket right side edge and the first pocket left side edge, and a second pocket bottom edge and a second pocket opening that extends along the width of the second elongated pocket;
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- a base material, wherein the first elongated pocket is connected to the surgical gown via a first portion of the base material,
- wherein the second elongated pocket is connected to the surgical gown via a second portion of the base material, and
- wherein the first elongated pocket, and the second elongated pocket are permanently connected to the surgical gown with the first pocket opening and the second pocket opening at an upper torso area of the surgical gown, are arranged in a fixed configuration in relation to one another, and are configured to releasably hold instruments.
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A gown for use in a surgical environment, the gown comprising:
- a base material;
- a first elongated pocket with a first pocket opening at an upper torso area of the gown with three first pocket borders including a first pocket right side border and a first pocket left side border that extend along an entire length of the first elongated pocket;
- a second elongated pocket with three second pocket borders that are separate from the three first pocket borders of the first elongated pocket, wherein the three second pocket borders include a second pocket right side border and a second pocket left side border that extend along an entire length of the second elongated pocket and are angled relative to the first pocket right side border and the first pocket left side border;
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- one or more loops between the first elongated pocket and the second elongated pocket, wherein the first elongated pocket is connected to the gown via a first portion of the base material,
- wherein the second elongated pocket is connected to the gown via a second portion of the base material, and
- wherein the one or more loops, the first elongated pocket, and the second elongated pocket are each configured to hold instruments and are permanently connected to the gown.
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A surgical gown comprising:
- a first portion configured to be worn at a front upper torso area of a user;
- a second portion configured to be worn below the upper torso area of the user, the first portion comprising a base material;
- a first pocket with first pocket borders, the first pocket borders comprising a first pocket right side border and a first pocket left side border that extend along an entire length of the first pocket, and a first pocket bottom border;
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- 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 and a second pocket left side border that extend along an entire length of the second pocket, and a second pocket bottom border,
- wherein the first pocket and the second pocket have openings at the first portion of the surgical gown and the first pocket right side border and first pocket left side border are arranged at a non-zero angle relative to the second pocket right side border and the second pocket left side border, and
- wherein the first pocket and the second pocket are permanently connected to an outside facing surface of the surgical gown via the base material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.