Wearable, self-contained fully mobile personal breathing apparat

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1976-05-21

1977-04-26

Michell, Robert W.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128139, 1281426, 1281425, A62B 702

Patent

active

040195082

ABSTRACT:
Wearable, self-contained and fully mobile personal breathing apparatus adapted to be worn by a surgeon or other operating room personnel is provided. The apparatus controls contamination of operating room spaces generated by the air normally expired by the wearer during surgery. The apparatus comprises a vest, a high efficiency particulate air filter secured to said vest, and conduit means for capturing and directing contaminated exhaled air from the wearer through the upstream side of said filter and a blower connected to the downstream side of said filter for inducing air flow in the conduit means and through the filter for decontamination and return to the operating room space.

REFERENCES:
patent: 405850 (1889-01-01), Rollins
patent: 3525334 (1970-08-01), Braman
patent: 3955570 (1976-05-01), Hutter

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