US Patent Issued to Stryker on Nov. 18 for "Method of operating a surgical apparel system including a surgical helmet and surgical garment" (Washington, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,647, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Method of operating a surgical apparel system including a surgical helmet and surgical garment" was invented by Ryan Jefferis (Seattle), Beau Kidman (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Stephen Isham (Mattawan, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical garment configured for attachment to a surgical helmet, wherein the surgical garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The surgical helmet includes a peripheral device, a chin bar, and a coupling member. The coupling member may be recessed within the chin bar. The surgical garment may comprise an a...