Surgical gown tie attachment

The surgical gown of claim 3 wherein said reinforcement piece has an area of at most 10 square inches.

A surgical gown having a tie cord, a reinforcement piece on the side opposite said tie cord, and a tie cord bond area where said tie cord is bonded to said gown and said reinforcement piece, wherein said tie cord bond area passes ASTM test 1671-b.

A surgical gown having an AAMI critical zone of sleeves and chest and comprising a tie cord bonded to said gown with a bond at a tie cord bonding area in said critical zone, wherein said bond is produced with a PUB pattern having an area of about 25 percent and at a pressure of about 65 psi and a weld time of about 0.18 seconds, said gown is made from polypropylene SMS and has a reinforcing section of polyethylene film in said AAMI critical zone.

A method of bonding a tie cord to a surgical gown comprising the steps of placing said tie cord on said gown and thermally bonding them together at a tie cord bonding area with a PUB pattern, wherein said tie cord bonding area passes AATCC test Method 127-1998.

A method of bonding a tie cord to a surgical gown comprising the steps of placing said tie cord on said gown, placing a reinforcement piece on a side opposite said tie cord, and thermally bonding them together at a tie cord bonding area where said tie cord is bonded to said gown and said reinforcement piece with a PUB pattern, wherein said tie cord bonding area passes ASTM test 1671-b.