US 12,214,228 B2
Personal protection system
Brian VanDerWoude, Portage, MI (US); Michael W. Noonan, Portage, MI (US); Richard F. Huyser, Kalamazoo, MI (US); and Bruce Henniges, Galesburg, MI (US)
Assigned to Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/399,335.
Application 17/399,335 is a continuation of application No. 16/568,957, filed on Sep. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,090,516.
Application 16/568,957 is a continuation of application No. 14/850,525, filed on Sep. 10, 2015, granted, now 10,449,397, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 14/850,525 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2014/025919, filed on Mar. 13, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/783,234, filed on Mar. 14, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0370104 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A62B 18/00 (2006.01); A42B 3/28 (2006.01); A62B 7/00 (2006.01); A62B 17/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 18/003 (2013.01) [A42B 3/286 (2013.01); A62B 7/00 (2013.01); A62B 17/04 (2013.01); A62B 18/04 (2013.01); A62B 18/045 (2013.01); A62B 18/082 (2013.01); A62B 18/084 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal protection system for use during a surgical procedure, the system comprising:
a helmet, the helmet comprising a light assembly;
a hood at least partially disposed over the helmet, the hood comprising:
a flexible shell defining an opening;
a transparent face shield disposed within the opening and attached to the shell, the transparent face shield comprising:
a first lens coupled to the shell, the first lens comprising a distal surface and an opposing proximal surface;
a second lens;
wherein the second lens defines a smaller area than the first lens; and
wherein the second lens defines an opening aligned with the light assembly.