Surgeon gown with sealed sleeves and methods of manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10750799-B2
Application number	US-201313826267-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

A medical gown ( 701 ) includes a layer of material ( 100 ) with a seam ( 401 ) disposed across the layer of material. The material can include a weave ( 110 ) of untwisted, continuous filament polyester. The material can also include a carbon filament ( 109 ). The seam is sealed by applying a tape ( 200 ) across the seam and applying heat to cause the tape to attach to the weave.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for sealing a seam of a medical gown, comprising:
constructing the seam by sewing two layers of material together, each layer of material comprising a weave of untwisted continuous filament polyester and carbon filament;
applying a porous polytetrafluoroethylene tape along the seam; and
providing heat to the porous polytetrafluoroethylene tape, thereby causing the porous polytetrafluoroethylene tape to adhere to the weave;
the weave comprising a taffeta weave.

2. The method of claim 1 , the each layer of material comprising about ninety-nine percent of the untwisted continuous filament polyester and about one percent of the carbon filament by weight.

3. The method of claim 1 , the each layer of material comprising a one-ply weave.

4. The method of claim 1 , the providing the heat comprising blowing hot air along the porous polytetrafluoroethylene tape.

5. The method of claim 1 , the providing the heat comprising passing a hot roller along the porous polytetrafluoroethylene tape.

6. The method of claim 1 , the providing the heat comprising applying a hot press to the porous polytetrafluoroethylene tape.

7. The method of claim 1 , the each layer of material comprising 2.2 ounce polyester.

8. The method of claim 1 , the each layer of material comprising 2.6 ounce polyester.

9. The method of claim 1 , the providing the heat resulting in an AAMI-PB70 Level-3 seal along the seam.

10. The method of claim 1 , the constructing comprising creating a double-C, interlocking seam.

11. The method of claim 1 , the each layer of material being color coded to indicate size.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Feldman Jonathan

Classifications

• B29C66/845

  C-clamp type or sewing machine type · CPC title

• B29C66/1352

  Single hem to hem joints · CPC title

• B29C65/5092

  characterised by the tape handling mechanisms, e.g. using vacuum · CPC title

• A41D13/008

  protecting against electric shocks or static electricity · CPC title

• B29C66/0384

  the coating material being in tape, strip or band form (joining using adhesive tapes covering both elements to be joined B29C65/5042) · CPC title