US 11,910,861 B2
Surgical personal protection apparatus
Brian James VanDerWoude, Portage, MI (US); Marshall Proulx, Keller, TX (US); David H. Grulke, Battle Creek, MI (US); and Bruce D. Henniges, Galesburg, MI (US)
Assigned to Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed by Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/199,577.
Application 15/644,750 is a division of application No. 14/927,541, filed on Oct. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,706,808, issued on Jul. 18, 2017.
Application 14/927,541 is a division of application No. 14/461,480, filed on Aug. 18, 2014, granted, now 9,173,437, issued on Nov. 3, 2015.
Application 14/461,480 is a division of application No. 13/616,010, filed on Sep. 14, 2012, granted, now 8,819,869, issued on Sep. 2, 2014.
Application 13/616,010 is a division of application No. 12/813,084, filed on Jun. 10, 2010, granted, now 8,282,234, issued on Oct. 9, 2012.
Application 12/813,084 is a division of application No. 11/485,783, filed on Jul. 13, 2006, granted, now 7,735,156, issued on Jun. 15, 2010.
Application 18/199,577 is a continuation of application No. 17/133,431, filed on Dec. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,684,106.
Application 17/133,431 is a continuation of application No. 16/208,630, filed on Dec. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,874,163, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/208,630 is a continuation of application No. 15/644,750, filed on Jul. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,201,207, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/699,166, filed on Jul. 14, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2023/0292876 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A42B 3/28 (2006.01); A41D 13/002 (2006.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A41D 13/12 (2006.01); A42B 3/22 (2006.01); A42B 3/30 (2006.01); A42B 3/32 (2006.01); A62B 17/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/00 (2006.01); A62B 18/04 (2006.01)
CPC A42B 3/225 (2013.01) [A41D 13/0025 (2013.01); A41D 13/1153 (2013.01); A41D 13/1209 (2013.01); A42B 3/286 (2013.01); A42B 3/30 (2013.01); A42B 3/322 (2013.01); A62B 17/04 (2013.01); A62B 18/003 (2013.01); A62B 18/045 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
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1. A surgical protection system to define a barrier between a user and an external environment, the surgical protection system comprising:
a surgical helmet assembly comprising:
a shell;
a face frame coupled to the shell;
a static tab;
a first fastener disposed on the face frame; and
a fan mounted in a cavity of the shell and configured to circulate air about the user;
a hood configured to be at least partially disposed over the surgical helmet assembly, the hood including a material defining an opening;
a transparent face shield formed from flexible material and disposed within the opening of the hood, the transparent face shield comprising:
opposed top and bottom portions and an axis that extends from top-to-bottom of the transparent face shield;
a tab extending from the top portion of the transparent face shield; and
wherein the transparent face shield defines an opening configured to receive the static tab of the surgical helmet to align the hood to the surgical helmet, and
wherein the first fastener disposed on the face frame is configured to facilitate removable attachment of the transparent face shield to the surgical helmet assembly via the first fastener.