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US 5,288,544 AGranted
Non-linting, anti-static surgical fabric
AssigneeIntera Corporation
InventorsTed A. Mallen, Doyle B. Word
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to operating fabric articles comprising a synthetic substrate which has been treated to render it absorbent to aqueous media and an anti-statically effective amount of a conductive fiber.
Claims13
A non-linting, anti-static, aqueous media absorbent operating room fabric article, comprising:
- a synthetic fabric fiber substrate, wherein said synthetic fabric fiber substrate is chemically treated to render it absorbent to aqueous media;
- and
- an anti-statically effective amount of a conductive fiber consisting essentially of a fiber selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, copper, platinum, gold, silver and carbon fibers, in combination with said substrate fiber.
An operating room fabric article, comprising:
- a synthetic fabric fiber substrate, wherein said synthetic fabric fiber substrate is chemically treated to render it absorbent to aqueous media;
- and
- an anti-statically effective amount of a conductive fiber consisting essentially of a fiber selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, copper, platinum, gold, silver and carbon fibers, wherein said fabric article is woven from said substrate fiber and said conductive fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.