Self-Disinfecting Protective Garment

摘要

A self-disinfecting personal protective garment comprises a plurality of pockets covered by a porous external layer. Each pocket contains (or can be filled with) a disinfecting solution. Applying compression to the flexible chamber of the pocket (such as by inflation of adjacent inflatable chambers) causes pressurization of the disinfecting solution and forces the solution to flow from the pockets across and through the porous external layer and ultimately to spread over the external surface of the protective garment—so as to eradicate the pathogens on the surface and disinfect the protective garment. Also described is a conversion kit configured to add a self-disinfecting feature to a conventional protective garment. The protective garment of the invention may be used by healthcare workers treating Ebola patients or patients with other highly contagious infections—to extend the time of garment usage, simplify garment removal procedure and increase their personal safety.

主权项

1. A self-disinfecting protective garment having at least a portion thereof comprising a plurality of pockets, each pocket comprising a flexible impermeable chamber covered by and sealed along an edge with a flexible porous external layer, said porous external layer being a part of an external surface of said protective garment, said flexible impermeable chamber containing a disinfecting solution,
wherein upon compression of said flexible chamber causing pressurization of said disinfecting solution, said disinfecting solution is urged to flow from said pocket across and through the porous external layer and spread over said external surface of said protective garment so as to disinfect thereof.