Protective suit
AssigneeKrankenhauszweckverband Ingolstadt
InventorsRudolf Ascherl, Annemarie Eisinger
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a protective enclosure is provided. The protective enclosure is used to form a fabric barrier surrounding a patient to prevent contamination from the patient from spreading. The protective suit provides access panels so that a limited area of the patient may be accessed for treatment purposes. The method and apparatus allows a patient to be retained within the protective suit during transport and while receiving treatment. The protective suit thereby limits the spread of contamination to the surrounding environment, including health care personnel and diagnostic machinery.
Claims27
A method of preventing the spread of a pathogen from a patient comprising:
- supplying a protective panel comprising a bacteria-insulating microfiber fabric, said microfiber fabric being vapour permeable and liquid impermeable, said panel having a substantially planer receiving surface, and defining at least one reversible closure to provide access to a torso or limb region of a patient;
- operatively engaging said patient with said receiving surface;
- and,
- enclosing said patient within said protective panel, thereby protecting an immediate environment surrounding the patient from contamination by the patient.
A method of preventing the spread of a pathogen from a patient comprising:
- supplying a protective panel comprising a bacteria-insulating microfiber fabric, said microfiber fabric being vapour permeable and liquid impermeable, said panel having a substantially planer receiving surface, and defining at least one reversible closure to provide access to a torso or limb region of a patient, wherein said protective panel further defines a plurality of extensions, each said extension adapted for forming into a pocket for securing around a limb of the patient;
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- operatively engaging said patient with said receiving surface;
- and,
- enclosing said patient within said protective panel, thereby protecting an immediate environment surrounding the patient from contamination by the patient.
A protective barrier for use by a contagious or contaminated patient comprising:
- a substantially planer panel comprising a woven bacteria-insulating microfiber fabric, said panel being vapour permeable and water impermeable and defining a receiving surface adapted for placement about a patient said fabric panel further comprising a plurality of refastenable flaps, each said refastenable flap being adapted for partial disengagement from said panel so as to provide access to a region of the patient's body beneath the flap;
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- a reversible closure for securing said fabric panel into an enclosure which surrounds a patient.
A substantially planer panel comprising a woven microfiber fabric, said panel being vapour permeable and water impermeable and defining a receiving surface adapted for placement about a patient, said panel further defining a main portion and a first extension adapted for forming a pocket surrounding a first limb of a patient and a second extension adapted for forming a pocket surrounding a second limb of a patient, each of said first and said second extensions further defining a refastenable flap therein, each said refastenable flap adapted for partial disengagement from said respective extension so as to provide access to a region beneath said flap.
A substantially planer panel comprising a woven microfiber fabric, said panel being vapour permeable and water impermeable and defining a receiving surface adapted for placement about a patient, said panel further defining a main portion and a first extension adapted for forming a pocket surrounding a limb of a patient and a second extension adapted for forming a pocket surrounding a limb of a patient, each of said first and said second extensions further defining a refastenable flap therein, each said refastenable flap adapted for partial disengagement from said respective extension so as to provide access to a region beneath said flap, wherein the protective panel is adapted to single limbs and each of said first extension and said second extension form a pocket for surrounding a leg of a patient.
A substantially planer panel comprising a woven microfiber fabric, said panel being vapour permeable and water impermeable and defining a receiving surface adapted for placement about a patient, said panel further defining a main portion and a first extension adapted for forming a pocket surrounding a limb of a patient and a second extension adapted for forming a pocket surrounding a limb of a patient, each of said first and said second extensions further defining a refastenable flap therein, each said refastenable flap adapted for partial disengagement from sad respective extension so as to provide access to a region beneath said flap, wherein separate pocket is provided for each leg and can be opened independently of the other leg pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.