ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,475, issued on June 10, was assigned to O&M Halyard Inc. (Mechanicsville, Va.).
"Multi-layer visor system for surgical hood" was invented by Jerald T. Jascomb (Roswell, Ga.) and Namita A. Mithani (Alpharetta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-layer visor system for a surgical hood or garment is provided. The system includes a base film layer and one or more removable film layers that are coextruded at high temperature to form a sterile surface between each of the film layers should the surgeon elect to peel away a soiled or splattered removable film layer during the course of a surgical procedure so that an unobstructed view...