Surgical gown with ultrasonically bonded t-bar ties
CA 2092575 A1 · Owner: Kimberly-Clark Corporation · Inventors: Garcia, Saturnino Rabena; Chavira, Raul Dormane; Ramirez, Emma G.
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Disclosed herein is a surgical gown and tie assembly which, due to the nature of its construction has increased, resistance to tearing. Conventional surgical and hospital gowns often use one or more pairs of ties to close and/or secure the garment about the body of the wearer. Generally these ties are each attached to the gown at one end so that when the ties are extended away from the surgical gown, the tie forms a "L" configuration with the short length of the "L" being the portion of the tie attached to the surgical gown and the longer length of the "L" being the portion used to tie or secure the gown about the wearer. Such "L"-shaped configurations of ties tend to tear at the juncture …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 26, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 26, 2013.
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