The present invention is an improvement to surgical gown with two distinctive features. 1) the back of the gown and the back of the gown sleeves are a contrasting or bright color and 2) these same two-toned gown areas, back of sleeves and gown back top to bottom could also have a resin painted on that would transfer to any object it comes into contact with. Resin transfer will result in a visible change in the gown, a color change and/or bare spot in the resin loss region of the gown.

A system and method for adoption and use of social personal protective equipment. A structure, such as an article of clothing or jewelry, incorporates one or more PPE features and produces a protective, non-physical barrier around the user that kills or degrades a targeted, or group of, pathogenic microorganisms.

A personal protective equipment (PPE) rear opening isolation gown is provided that can be used by workers in the healthcare industry. The isolation gown is reusable and can provide for ease of doffing, such as in a pull forward manner that is consistent with how current users of disposable isolation gowns are accustomed to removing such gowns, without substantial risk of damaging (e.g., tearing) the gown and without substantial risk of the transfer of potentially harmful microorganisms, body fluids, and/or particulate material, to the neck or hair on the head or neck of a wearer. The reusable, rear opening isolation gown is provided with an easy release fastener(s) that provides a safe and secure hold when fastened but permits the gown to be removed easily, quickly, and more safely than other reusable options.

A gown is disclosed with an opening in the back extending from the neck area to the bottom creating 2 panels. At least one elastic/flexible/stretchable strap is provided in the neck area of the gown. Each flexible strap has one end attached to each of the 2 panels of the open gown. The gown is designed for the first panel to extend over the second panel and can be weighted to minimize any movement of the first panel away from the second panel. In another embodiment a portion of the first panel extends to the user's side or front area and secured to the side or front of the gown.

A method of donning a pre-folded medical gown, including receiving the sterile medical gown, wherein the medical gown includes two sleeves, a first sleeve for the user's left arm and a second sleeve for the user's right arm, a back, wherein the back includes a back slot on the back surface of the pre-folded medical gown, a front, inserting both of a user's hands into the back vertical slot, expanding both of the user's hands, while inside the medical gown, into the two sleeves until the user's arms are fully engaged in the two sleeves, and pressing an outer surface of the front of the medical gown to press the at least one adhesive strip onto the user.

A surgical protection system to define a barrier between the user and the external environment. The surgical protection system comprising a helmet assembly, a hood and a transparent face shield. The helmet including a shell, a face frame coupled to the shell, a static tab, a first fastener disposed on the face frame; and a fan mounted to the shell and configured to circulate air about the user. The hood may include a first material defining an opening. The shield may be formed from flexible material and disposed within the opening of the hood. The shield may further include a tab extending from a top portion of the shield and define an opening configured to receive the static tab of the helmet to align the shield to the helmet. The first fastener disposed on the face frame may be configured to facilitate removable attachment of the shield to the helmet.

A surgical gown tracking system is used for tracking a surgical gown. The surgical gown tracking system includes a chip and a chip reader. The chip is located on the surgical gown, and the chip is used for recording a usage record of the surgical gown and managing inventory. The chip reader is electrically connected to the chip and used for reading the usage record of the surgical gown.

A fluid impervious stitching method for a seam of a vapor-permeable virus-barrier laminate. The laminate comprises: at least one thermoplastic resin fiber layer; at least one vapor-permeable virus-barrier thermoplastic elastomer film layer; and a bonding layer located between the two layers and formed of an adhesive capable of being fused with the two layers. In the stitching method, overlapping or stacking is performed to form a seam, and heat sealing is performed on the laminate at the seam. The temperature of heat sealing is higher than the melting point of a material layer having the highest melting point in the laminate, but lower than the temperature at which perforation or decomposition occurs in any material layer in the laminate. The heat-stitched seam has excellent windproof, vapor-permeable, virus barrier and liquid-barrier performance, has a smooth appearance without wrinkles, and feels soft. Also provided is a protective textile product prepared by means of the stitching method.

A surgical garment worn by an individual. The surgical garment includes a sleeve having a distal end defining a lumen for receiving a hand and/or arm of the individual and a cuff portion disposed at the distal end of the sleeve. The cuff portion extends the lumen defined by the sleeve and further defines an opening. In addition, a barrier member is provided. The barrier member is disposed within the lumen proximal to the opening and configured to selectively prevent the hand of the individual from extending through the opening defined by the cuff portion.

Disclosed herein is a disposable surgical gown. The disposable surgical gown includes a gown body having a pair of opposing sleeves, with each sleeve including a cuff at a distal end and two or more finger sleeves proximal the cuff at a first distance from the cuff. The two or more finger sleeves can extend from a lateral side of each sleeve.