Patent ID: 8261375

Claim:
A method of forming a surgical hood comprising: providing an air permeable hood formed from a flexible material configured for wearing over a wearer's head; providing an eye shield formed by laminating at least two layers of flexible material together and then cutting the laminated layers into a desired shape to form the eye shield, the at least two layers of material comprising a lens and at least one lens protector film layer wherein the lens has a greater thickness than any single lens protector film layer, and wherein at least a portion of the at least two layers is transparent to allow visual perception through the at least two layers forming the eye shield, and wherein the at least two laminated layers are releasable so that one of the layers may be selectively removed from the other; and coupling the eye shield to the hood so that the eye shield extends to cover at least a portion of the face of the wearer when wearing the hood; and wherein the hood and eye shield are sterilized or formed from sterile materials for use in a sterile environment.