Patent ID: 11910861
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical protection system to define a barrier between a user and an external environment, the surgical protection system comprising:
a surgical helmet assembly comprising:
a shell;
a face frame coupled to the shell;
a static tab;
a first fastener disposed on the face frame; and
a fan mounted in a cavity of the shell and configured to circulate air about the user;

a hood configured to be at least partially disposed over the surgical helmet assembly, the hood including a material defining an opening;
a transparent face shield formed from flexible material and disposed within the opening of the hood, the transparent face shield comprising:
opposed top and bottom portions and an axis that extends from top-to-bottom of the transparent face shield;
a tab extending from the top portion of the transparent face shield; and
wherein the transparent face shield defines an opening configured to receive the static tab of the surgical helmet to align the hood to the surgical helmet, and

wherein the first fastener disposed on the face frame is configured to facilitate removable attachment of the transparent face shield to the surgical helmet assembly via the first fastener.