Short use system and method for adaptive radiation protection
OwnerIra Kirschenbauminventor
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Abstract
A short use or disposable system and method for adaptive window-capable radiation protection provides a disposable outer covering for securing one or more flexible and overlappable radiation shield members relative to a user using a variety of features including pockets, pocket defining members, fitting aid members, and fixing and releasing points. Features allow conveniently securing multiple layers of reusable shields in disposable coverings and providing pre-selected and assembled shielding kits for specific uses. Variants provide adaptive shielding sheets that may be customized to a particular patient need or injury profile.
Claims23
A protective shielding garment system, for protecting an external user-portion of a user receiving high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:
- a disposable short-use flexible member;
- said short-use flexible member having a shape effective to shield a position said user-portion from said radiation source;
- means for positioning said disposable short-use flexible member in a user protective position prior to receiving said high energy radiation;
- at least one pocket defining member on said short-use flexible member defining a pocket location for removably receiving a flexible shielding member therewithin;
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- at least one flexible shielding member removably positioned in a portion of said defined pocket location.
A shielding system, for protecting an external user-portion of a user receiving high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:
- a first pocket containing member constructed from a short-use non-woven flexible material;
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- at least a first flexible fluid-impervious radiation shielding member removably positionable in said first pocket member, whereby said shielding system enables selective disposal of said first pocket member after a use while enabling later reuse of said flexible fluid-impervious radiation member.
In combination, a protective shielding garment system, for protecting an external user-portion of a user receiving high energy radiation from a radiation source, said protective shielding garment system, comprising:
- a disposable short-use flexible member;
- said short-use flexible member having a shape effective to shield a position said user-portion from said radiation source;
- means for positioning said disposable short-use flexible member in a user protective position prior to receiving said high energy radiation;
- at least one pocket defining member on said short-use flexible member defining a pocket location for removably receiving an external flexible shielding member there within during a use;
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- a single-use sterile container member having a removable access opening portion for storing said protective shielding garment system prior to said use.
A shielding system, for protecting an external user-portion of a user receiving high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:
- a flexible sheet good containing a plurality of spaced removably securing regions on a surface thereof;
- said sheet good including a plurality of ready-separation regions defined between respective said plurality of spaced securing regions;
- a plurality of individual shielding elements shaped for reception at selected ones of said spaced securing regions;
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- at least one of said ready-separation regions including a removal force reduction means for easing a separation of a first portion of said sheet good from a remainder portion of said sheet good, whereby said shielding system is readily adaptable to a variety of shapes to adapt to a variety of said external user-portions of said user.
A protective shielding station, comprising:
- a defined region for storing a plurality of kit members;
- each said kit member further comprising:
- means for securely containing a protective shielding garment system in a sterile environment prior to an opening of said kit member;
- each said protective shielding garment system, further comprising:
- a disposable member layer;
- means for positioning said disposable member layer in a user protective position prior to receiving said high energy radiation;
- at least one bounding pocket in said member layer for receiving a first shielding member there within;
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- means for securing an additional adaptive shielding member to an external region of said disposable member layer.
A shielding system, comprising:
- a sheet good containing a plurality of spaced securing regions on a surface thereof;
- said sheet good including a plurality of separation regions defined between respective said plurality of spaced securing regions;
- a plurality of individual shielding elements shaped for reception at said spaced securing regions;
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- at least one of said separation regions including a removal force reduction means for easing a separation of a first portion of said sheet good from a remainder portion of said sheet good, whereby said shielding system is readily adaptable to a variety of shapes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.