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US 9,913,762 B2Granted
Surgical towels with reduced lint particle generation
AssigneePrecision Fabrics Group, Inc.
InventorsRene Kapik, Gary Pinkelton
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Abstract
Absorbent surgical towels with reduced lint particle generation are provided. The surgical towels are formed from fibrous substrates containing binder material that limits lint particle generation to 5,000 or less according to INDA standard test 160.1. The binder material can limit lint particle generation to 500 or less.
Claims16
A surgical towel comprising an absorbent fibrous substrate having a binder material that limits lint particle generation to 5,000 or less according to INDA standard test 160.1,
- wherein the surgical towel is a nonwoven fabric, and the fibrous substrate comprises one or more nonwoven layers comprising non-absorbing synthetic fibers, a silicone based wetting agent, and the binder material in an amount of about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the fibrous substrate, and
- wherein the towel has a weight of less than about 10 ounces per square yard and has an absorbent capacity of greater than about 250%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.