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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Rene Kapik, Greensboro, NC (US);
Gary Pinkelton, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/36 (2006.01); D21H 27/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/80 (2016.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/36 (2013.01); D21H 27/007 (2013.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 90/80 (2016.02); A61F 2013/00242 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00348 (2013.01);
Abstract
Absorbent surgical towels with reduced lint particle generation are provided. The surgical towels are formed from fibrous substrates containing binder material that limits lint particle generation to 5,000 or less according to INDA standard test 160.1. The binder material can limit lint particle generation to 500 or less.