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US 6,235,659 B1Granted
Medical linen with regionally imprinted performance areas
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsLarry McAmish, Raymond Barbuto, Jeffrey Taylor, Alex Laurie
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Abstract
A medical gown and drape are disclosed in which regions thereof are imprinted with performance enhancing coatings. The gown has regions in the chest and sleeve areas imprinted with a liquid repellent coating to protect the wearer from fluids. The drape preferably has an absorbent or super absorbent coating surrounding a fenestration through which an operation may occur. The drape may also have regions coated with water repellent or friction enhancing materials. The gown further has adhesive closures rather than ties.
Claims10
A medical linen comprising:
- a fabric substrate;
- and
- a coating printed on one or more regions of the substrate, but not the entire substrate, said coating modifying a performance characteristic of the fabric substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.