Systems and Methods for Automated Garment Application and Defect Detection Along with Automated Garment Removal and Contaminant Analysis

Abstract

This technology may relate to systems and methods for donning, doffing, testing, containing, and tracking protective garments for use in environments where there is a high likelihood of hazardous contamination to the user, patient, pharmaceutical culture, or the surrounding area or use in any other application where a protective garment is used. The technology disclosed may utilize systems and methods to non-destructively detect pinholes, other defects and variabilities, or the like, in elastomeric gloves at multiple points, including but not limited to the point of manufacture and immediately pre-donning of the glove. The technology disclosed may also relate to removing elastomeric garments, such as gloves, boots, prophylactic devices, in a manner that may prevent the spread of contaminants while preserving the integrity of those contaminants for analysis. It may also analyze those contaminants and place the results of that analysis in databases for contact tracing and other infection control measures.

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