Protective surgical garment including a transparent face shield

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12144382-B2
Application number	US-202217661455-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 29, 2022
Priority date	Apr 18, 2016
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

A personal protection system including a surgical garment that may be mounted to a helmet including an electrically powered assembly, such as a fan. The garment includes a shell adapted for being disposed over the helmet of the personal protection system. The garment also includes a transparent face shield coupled to the shell and an indicia, the indicia being an optically perceivable marking on the garment. The garment may also include a memory, the memory for storing data for regulating the operation of the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet. The helmet may also include a sensor for detecting the indicia to selectively allow the actuation of the electrically powered assembly based on the presence or absence of the indicia being positioned adjacent the sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A personal protection system, the system including:
a helmet configured to be worn on a head of an individual;
an electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet;
a garment, the garment including a transparent face shield that is removably attached to the helmet that is positioned so that when the garment is attached to the helmet, the transparent face shield is located in front of the face of the individual,
an indicia, the indicia being an optically perceivable marking on the garment;
a sensor mounted to the helmet, the sensor being an optical reader capable of reading the optically perceivable marking to monitor whether or not the indicia of the garment is adjacent the sensor and to assert a sensor signal indicating a presence or an absence of the indicia of the garment adjacent the sensor; and
a controller is connected to the electrically powered assembly to selectively allow the actuation of the electrically powered assembly based on the sensor signal indicating that the indicia of the garment is adjacent the sensor.

2. The personal protection system of claim 1 , wherein the indicia of the garment is attached to the transparent face shield.

3. The personal protection system of claim 2 , the sensor being capable of scanning the transparent face shield or attached component for the optically perceivable marking of the garment.

4. The personal protection system of claim 1 , wherein the indicia of the garment comprises one of a bar code or a pattern of colored tiles.

5. The personal protection system of claim 1 , wherein the indicia of the garment further comprises a memory;
wherein the sensor is an interface that is connected to the controller that is able to read data stored in the memory, the data for regulating an operation of the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet.

6. The personal protection system of claim 5 , wherein the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet is a fan motor; and
wherein the data stored on the memory indicates a minimum fan speed for the fan motor corresponding to a characteristic of the garment.

7. The personal protection system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to store data/information in the memory related to the electrically powered assembly when the signal from the sensor indicates a presence of a power supply and absence of the garment.

8. The personal protection system of claim 1 , wherein the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet is: a fan motor, a light, a communications unit, a cooling strip, or a video and/or audio recorder.

9. The personal protection system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one control member connected to the electrically powered assembly for regulating an aspect of the operation of the electrically powered assembly; and
wherein the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet is a fan motor; and
wherein the at least one control member is provided for controlling a speed of the fan motor.

10. The personal protection system of claim 1 , wherein the garment further comprises a fastening feature for releasably securing the garment to the helmet, fastening feature coupled to the transparent shield.

11. The personal protection system of claim 1 , further comprising a battery removably coupled to the helmet;
wherein the battery is in communication with the controller; and
wherein the controller is configured to control transmission of energy from the battery to the electrically powered assembly based, at least in part, on the signal from the sensor.

12. The personal protection system of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to allow transmission of energy from the battery to the electrically powered assembly when the signal from the sensor indicates the garment is positioned adjacent the helmet.

13. A garment for use as part of a personal protection system including a helmet and a fan assembly mounted to the helmet, the garment comprising:
a shell adapted for being disposed over the helmet, the shell of the garment defining an opening and a portion of the shell of the garment that is configured to be positioned proximate the fan assembly comprises a filter media;
a transparent face shield secured over the opening in the shell, the transparent face shield configured to be removably attached to the helmet such that the transparent face shield is located in front of the face of an individual when attached to the helmet;
a fastening feature for releasably securing the garment to the helmet;
an indicia, the indicia being an optically perceivable marking on the garment; and
a memory mounted to the garment, the memory for storing data for regulating an operation of the fan assembly when the garment is mounted to the helmet;
wherein the stored data on the memory mounted to the garment indicates a minimum fan speed for the fan assembly corresponding to the filter media of the shell.

14. The garment of claim 13 , wherein the indicia is attached to the transparent face shield of the garment.

15. The garment of claim 13 , wherein the indicia of the garment is a metal attracted to magnetic fields and functioning in pair with a magnet connected to the helmet.

16. The garment of claim 13 , wherein the indicia of the garment comprises one of a bar code or a pattern of colored tiles.

17. A personal protection system, the system including:
a helmet configured to be worn on a head of an individual;
an electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet;
a controller connected to the electrically powered assembly;
a garment, the garment including:
a transparent face shield that is removably attached to the helmet that is positioned so that when the garment is attached to the helmet, the transparent face shield is located in front of the face of the individual,
a fastening feature for releasably securing the garment to the helmet;
wherein the garment further comprises an indicia, the indicia being an optically perceivable marking on the garment; and
a memory, the memory mounted on the garment and configured to store data for regulating an operation of the electrically powered assembly when mounted to the helmet; and

a memory interface that is connected to the helmet so as to be able to at least read data from the memory mounted on the garment when the garment is disposed over the helmet;
wherein the memory interface is connected to the controller;
wherein the controller is configured actuate the electrically powered assembly based on the data received from the memory interface.

18. The personal protection system of claim 17 , wherein the indicia of the garment is attached to the transparent face shield.

19. The personal protection system of claim 17 , wherein the indicia of the garment comprises one of a bar code or a pattern of colored tiles.

20. The personal protection system of claim 17 , wherein the garment comprises a shell including a filter media;
wherein the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet is a fan motor; and
wherein the data stored on the memory indicates a minimum fan speed for the fan motor corresponding to a characteristic of the garment.

Assignees

• Stryker Corp

Inventors

• Ulmer Bryan Matthew
• Vanderwoude Brian
• Kidman Beau
• Goldenberg David S

Classifications

• A41D13/1218

  with head or face protection · CPC title

• A41D13/1153

  with a hood · CPC title

• A62B17/04

  Hoods · CPC title

• A41D13/11

  Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres (eye-masks A61F9/04 {; hoods affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents A62B17/04}) · CPC title

• A41D1/005 Primary

  with embedded cable or connector · CPC title