Combined surgeon's cap, visor and protective shield
OwnerTimothy J. Landis, Charles V. Wirthinventors
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Abstract
To protect a surgeon or operating room personnel from splatter from a patient afflicted with various diseases (including A.I.D.S.) a transparent shield is supported in front of the face hanging down to about the chin. A conventional surgeon's disposable cap is fixed to a visor which projects forward and down from the forehead. The upper edge of the shield is supported by the visor.
Claims8
A protective device for surgeons and surgical personnel comprising a disposable surgeon's cap having head covering means terminating in a lower edge spacer means at about the level of said lower edge extending forwardly from the forehead of the wearer, first attachment means attaching said spacer means to said cap, a transparent shield having a length substantially greater than said spacer means sufficient to extend down to protect the eyes, nose and mouth of the wearer, second attachment means attaching said shield to said shield to said spacer means substantially at a right angle to said spacer means, said second attachment means comprising slits in said spacer means spaced apart along the outer edge of said spacer means, and projections on the upper edge of said shield fitting thru said slits.
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