Microtek Medical Inc.

Ecolab USA Inc.

Mark S Dillon

Tammy Colvin Adams

Michael A Gil

Kathy W Zachry

Alexander S Withers

Robin Charles Humble

David Alan Daugherty

Youzhen Ding

Ginger Carol Pack-Walden

Ginger C Pack-Walden

Judith Ann Daugherty

Rodney Aldridge

Johnny D Ellis

The present invention is directed to a helmet suitable for use in an operating room setting, an emergency room setting, a hospital setting, or a lab. The helmet of the present invention provides one or more of the following features: (i) superior barrier protection to a surgeon (or other operating room personnel) during a surgical procedure, (ii) a desired degree of air flow through the helmet so as to minimize the potential for carbon dioxide buildup within the helmet, and (iii) an integrated battery pack positioned within the helmet.

Helmets and methods of making and using the same

According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for removing a cover from a medical instrument includes a flexible cover configured to cover at least a portion of a medical instrument, an insertion element coupled proximate a first end of the flexible cover, a pair of substantially parallel perforations formed in the insertion element, a pair of substantially parallel score lines formed in the cover and aligned with the pair of substantially parallel perforations. A portion of the insertion element between the pair of substantially parallel perforations is removable from the insertion element and a portion of the flexible cover between the pair of substantially parallel score lines is removable from the flexible cover when a force is applied to the portion of the insertion element between the pair of substantially parallel perforations.

System and method for removing a protective cover from a medical instrument

Article suitable for use as a medical device cover are disclosed. Methods of making and using the articles are also disclosed.

Articles suitable for use as a medical device cover and methods of making and using the same

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Columbus, MS, United States of America

Mark S Dillon