Robert E Colletti

US Patent:

47364670, Apr 12, 1988

Filed:

Dec 24, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/946015

Inventors:

Charles P. Schwarze - Fairfield CT
Edmund S. Rumowicz - Somerset NJ
Robert M. Colletti - East Brunswick NJ

Assignee:

Burlington Industries, Inc. - Greensboro NC

International Classification:

A41D 1312

US Classification:

2114

Abstract:

A system of operating room garments including two-component scrub pants with an elastic waist band and elastic bands in the mid-thigh area to define a containment zone between the two and knit cuffs at the ankle area, to be worn under a tabard for maximum protection against bacterial transmission is required and, over both, a surgical gown is worn with barrier panel sleeves and in the chest area extending from the neck to the mid-thigh area. The barrier panel composed of a bacteriostatically-treated polyester/cotton fabric sandwiched between a pair of light-weight, water repellent tightly woven, fine denier, breathable polyester fabrics, the composite being stitched together. The system provides the choice of garment selection depending upon the surgical procedure involved.