ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,121, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Bard Access Systems Inc. (Salt Lake City).

"Surgical gown" was invented by Harper Camp (North Salt Lake, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a disposable surgical gown. The disposable surgical gown includes a gown body having a pair of opposing sleeves, with each sleeve including a cuff at a distal end and two or more finger sleeves proximal the cuff at a first distance from the cuff. The two or more finger sleeves can extend from a lateral side of each sleeve."

The patent was filed on March 3, 2022, under Application No. 17/686,286.

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