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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian VanDerWoude, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David H. Grulke, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Marshall Proulx, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 17/04 (2006.01); A42B 3/22 (2006.01); A42B 3/32 (2006.01); A41D 13/11 (2006.01); A41D 13/12 (2006.01); A42B 3/28 (2006.01); A62B 18/00 (2006.01); A62B 18/04 (2006.01); A41D 13/002 (2006.01); A42B 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
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);
Abstract
A personal protection system for providing a sterile barrier around medical/surgical personnel. The system includes a helmet over which a hood or a toga suspended. A microphone, an amplifier and a speaker are mounted to the helmet. Speech of the individual wearing the personal protection system is picked up by the microphone and amplified speech is broadcast by the speaker. The speaker is outwardly directed so as to broadcast the speech out through the hood or toga covering the helmet.