Medical biohazard clean up method and device
OwnerLeo J. Utechtinventor
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Abstract
A personal protection apparatus, including uniquely constructed clean up barrier members that may be placed over the hands of the user and then be used for providing clean up of biohazardous material including application of pressure for accomplishing the clean up, and for the clean up, containment and disposal of infectious and hazardous materials, said personal protection apparatus of the invention being useful in effectively cleaning up trauma victims while at the same time protecting the caregiver from infectious diseases, bacteria, micro-organisms, viruses, spores and other hazardous contaminants, said clean up apparatus of the present invention being adapted to remain with the patient thereby substantially limiting the spread of contamination.
Claims33
A combined treatment, clean-up, transport and disposal method for use in rendering medical assistance, comprising:
- A. inserting the hand of a caregiver in a clean up barrier member and placing the barrier over a patient's wound to clean up biohazardous material from the wound and applying pressure to the wound, said barrier member being constructed from (a) a film of material impregnated with an antimicrobial agent that renders a disease organism inactive, prohibits the passage therethrough of contaminates, including infectious disease micro-organisms, said barrier member having a frontal surface and an interior chamber having an access opening;
- (b) engaging mechanism affixed to said frontal surface of said barrier member for engagement with said wound of the patient;
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- B. removing the barrier member from the wound once the clean up has been accomplished, and turning said removed barrier member inside-out to enclose therewithin said frontal surface and captured contaminates residing thereon from the wound.
A combined treatment, clean-up, transport and disposal method for use by a caregiver in rendering medical assistance to a patient, comprising:
- (a) applying a barrier member to a wound for purposes of cleaning the wound, said barrier member defining an enclosure having an access opening, said enclosure being adapted to simultaneously receive a hand of the caregiver and a hand of the patient, said barrier member having an enclosure wall constructed from a flexible material having a pore size less than 90 nanometers;
- (b) engaging means affixed to said barrier member for cleanup engagement with the wound of the patient during the rendering of medical assistance by the caregiver, and
- (c) removing said barrier member from said wound and moving said barrier member to an inside-out position to enclose therewithin said engaging means.
A method of providing treatment for a wounded patient by a caregiver using a clean up barrier member having an engaging surface and an interior chamber having an access opening, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting at least one hand of said caregiver into said interior chamber;
- b) placing said patient engaging surface in engagement with biohazardous material;
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- c) removing said at least one hand of the caregiver while maintaining said engaging surface in engagement with said biohazardous material following clean up.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.