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Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2010
Applicants:

Brian Vanderwoude, Portage, MI (US);

Marshall Proulx, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Jacob C. Foor, Mattawan, MI (US);

Douglas Campbell, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

David H. Grulke, Battle Creek, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brian VanDerWoude, Portage, MI (US);

Marshall Proulx, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Jacob C. Foor, Mattawan, MI (US);

Douglas Campbell, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

David H. Grulke, Battle Creek, MI (US);

Assignee:

Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 21/084 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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. Integral with the helmet is a ventilation fan. The helmet also includes a light assembly for illuminating the surgical field. The helmet includes a front nozzle from which air from the ventilation fan is discharged. The light assembly is mounted to the helmet and is located below the front nozzle. Air discharged from the front nozzle blows heat generated by the light assembly away from the light assembly. In some versions of the invention, the light assembly includes a control arm connected to the light assembly for pivoting the light assembly.


Find Patent Forward Citations

VanDerWoude, Brian. (2012). Medical/surgical personal protection system including a light assembly arranged so that heat generated by the assembly is exhausted away from the assembly (U.S. Patent No. 8282234). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8282234

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