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Medical scrubs

a scrub and scrub technology, applied in the field of medical scrubs, can solve the problems of not offering them any protection, affecting the comfort of medical scrubs, so as to improve the design and keep them warm

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-10-19
KONOMA HELEN
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The patent is about improving medical scrubs for healthcare professionals. The new design helps keep them warm in their temperature-controlled working environments.

Problems solved by technology

The existing medical scrubs do not offer them any protection from the cold which might make the work environment unpleasant for several healthcare professionals.
Further, the partial transparent nature of the medical scrubs may also make them uncomfortable.
Due to these two reasons they might resort to using additional garments which may hinder their ability to function at their maximum efficiency.

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[0013]The unique design of medical scrubs and its working as per the present invention has been explained henceforth using exemplary non-limiting embodiments of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. For the purpose of explaining, a non-limiting example of medical scrubs, comprising a top section (hereinafter referred to as shirt) and a bottom section (hereinafter referred to as pant), has been used. However, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is equally applicable to any variations of medical scrubs.

[0014]As per an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a garment for healthcare professionals comprising one or more articles of clothing has been provided. The garment, as per this embodiment comprises a shirt 100 and a pant 300, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. The shirt 100 and the pant 300 are made of a first fabric 201 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, wherein the first fabric 201 can be any of the fabrics known in the prior art to...

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A garment for healthcare professionals has been provided comprising one or more articles of clothing, wherein the one or more articles of clothing comprise an internal lining. The one or more articles of clothing are made of a first fabric while the internal lining is made of a second fabric. The first fabric can be any of the fabrics known in the prior art to manufacture medical scrubs, such as cotton. The second fabric of the internal lining has thermal insulation properties, such as fleece. The first fabric and the second fabric might have elastic properties. Further, the second fabric could be less transparent than the first fabric. Additionally, at least one of the first fabric and the second fabric could be partially impermeable to fluids.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to the field of medical scrubs used by healthcare professionals. The present invention is more particularly directed to medical scrubs with an inner lining to provide warmth to the healthcare professionals while decreasing the transparency of the scrubs.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Medical scrubs have become synonymous with healthcare professionals. Due to the regular replacement required because of the nature of the work these healthcare professional have, the medical scrubs are made in the cheapest possible way. As a result, these medical scrubs often are made of fabric which is quite thin and partially transparent.[0003]Now, healthcare professionals regularly work in temperature controlled environment with quite low temperatures to prevent spread of infections due to growth of various microbial organisms. The existing medical scrubs do not offer them any protection from the cold which might make the work envi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/12A41D31/00
CPCA41D31/0038A41D13/12A41D13/1209A41D27/02A41D2400/10A41D2400/82A41D31/065
Inventor KONOMA, HELEN
Owner KONOMA HELEN