EP4041012B1 - Schutzvorrichtung für einen reinraum und eine keimfreie umgebung - Google Patents

Schutzvorrichtung für einen reinraum und eine keimfreie umgebung Download PDF

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EP4041012B1
EP4041012B1 EP20808136.4A EP20808136A EP4041012B1 EP 4041012 B1 EP4041012 B1 EP 4041012B1 EP 20808136 A EP20808136 A EP 20808136A EP 4041012 B1 EP4041012 B1 EP 4041012B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/12—Surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses
    • A41D13/1209—Surgeons' gowns or dresses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/02—Overalls, e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
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  • the present invention relates to the field of clean rooms, in particular to protective equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment, particularly to clothing for a clean room and aseptic environment and even more particularly to a suit for a clean room and aseptic environment.
  • protective equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment
  • clothing for a clean room and aseptic environment
  • a suit for a clean room and aseptic environment By extrapolation, most of this protective equipment is also suitable for the medical and hospital environment.
  • the present invention also relates to a process for packaging protective equipment for clean rooms and aseptic environments according to the present invention.
  • the present invention also relates to a dressing method for covering protective equipment for a clean room and an aseptic environment according to the present invention.
  • Such protective equipment is used in clean room environments, in laboratories, allowing for example to manufacture drugs or even biological, electronic or food material in an aseptic and sterile environment.
  • Clean rooms are notably used in many fields such as electronics, micromechanics, optics, nano and biotechnologies, pharmaceuticals, sterile masterful preparations in pharmacies, medical equipment or even in the food industry.
  • the clean room must be supplied with a large amount of air filtered by high efficiency filters to dilute and remove particles, bacteria and chemicals inside the room. Air is also used to pressurize the room and ensure that no contaminated air enters the clean room.
  • the clean room must be constructed with materials chosen specifically as not generating contaminants, particles or chemical fumes and the materials must in addition be easy to clean.
  • the document WO2005065476 describes a protective or work suit used in dangerous conditions such as heat, fire, cold, ...
  • the suit includes a pocket located on the thorax part of the operator's body. This pocket has two openings: an upper opening and a lower opening.
  • the suit sleeves are tucked inside the pocket when the operator passes his hands through, first, the lower opening and, second, the upper opening to pull the sleeves inside the pocket through the top opening. The legs will then be lifted by the manipulator into the pocket via the top opening and the pocket closed.
  • protective equipment for clean rooms or existing sanitized environments are therefore sterilized and supplied in packaging which must be waterproof but which must also withstand autoclaving while on the one hand having to be easy to open for the manipulator before using it. enter the clean room and, on the other hand, strong enough to avoid tearing which could result in the contact of the protective equipment with a contaminated environment and therefore the subsequent introduction of contaminants into the clean room, the most of the time without the handler being able to realize it given the size of the contaminants.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art by providing equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment whose sterility is maintained during the logistical stages while being less fragile and making it possible to limit the environmental impact and the costs associated with the logistics of protective equipment: decontamination, reconditioning and storage.
  • the protective equipment for clean room and aseptic environment according to the present invention, being packaged in a reusable and sterilizable pouch, made of textile material, provides protective equipment whose direct protection is improved during logistics, storage and opening stages.
  • a reusable and sterilizable pouch made of textile material, which has an opening provided with closing means makes it possible in a particularly advantageous manner to dispense with packaging, plastic packaging, paper packaging which are single-use, fragile, disposable, consumers of raw materials and which therefore represent a significant cost, on the one hand the cost of the packaging as such, and on the other hand, that -it being fragile to use, it is more subject to an accident resulting in contamination and is therefore linked to a cost of cleaning and decontamination of the clean room.
  • the pouch according to the present invention forms a cavity with an opening.
  • the pouch comprises at least two walls joined over a majority of their ends to each other and the pouch comprises an opening, preferably a single opening, comprising at least one closure means.
  • the pouch comprises at least three walls joined over a majority of their ends to each other and the pouch comprises an opening, preferably a single opening comprising at least one closure means.
  • the pocket can be, for example, square in shape, rectangular in shape, hexagonal in shape or even half-moon.
  • the protective equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment is chosen from the group comprising a garment, for example a suit, an apron, a chasuble, a head covering, for example a cap or a hood, at least one glove, at least one overshoe, one shoe, one clog, one mask, goggles, arm warmers, underwear, boots.
  • the pouch of the protective equipment according to the present invention is connected to the inner face or to the outer face by at least one fixing means allowing the securing of the pouch.
  • the pouch of the protective equipment according to the present invention is connected to the interior face of a garment by at least one fastening means allowing the attachment of the pouch to the interior face of said garment.
  • the pouch of the protective equipment according to the present invention by being connected to the inner face of a garment and by being integral with this inner face by means of at least one fixing means, makes it possible in a particularly advantageous manner to isolate the pouch from the surrounding environment when the garment is worn by the manipulator.
  • the pouch is in contact with the surrounding environment which is contaminated.
  • the pouch being connected to the inner face of a garment packaged therein, makes it possible, when removing the garment from the pouch and unfolding the garment for dressing the manipulator, to enclose the pouch in the garment, thus isolating from the surrounding environment and consequently limiting the possibility of contamination of the clean room or the aseptic environment.
  • the at least one means for fixing the protective equipment for clean rooms and aseptic environments is a temporary fixing means, for example a press stud or a series of press studs, a zipper, Velcro means, possibly arranged on a flap tab.
  • the at least one means of fixing the protective equipment for clean rooms and aseptic environments according to the present invention is a seam or a weld.
  • the present invention also relates to a garment, and in particular to a suit for a clean room and an aseptic environment.
  • the existing suits are therefore sterilized and supplied in waterproof packaging which must on the one hand be easy to open for the manipulator before entering the clean room and, on the other hand, sufficiently resistant to avoid the tearing which could have consequence the contact of the suit with a contaminated environment and therefore the subsequent introduction of contaminants into the clean room, most of the time without the manipulator being able to realize it given the size of the contaminants.
  • the manipulator must then put on the clothes, such as coveralls, without touching the outer face intended to be in contact with the sterile environment and especially, without touching the outer face of the body part, that is to say extending from the pelvis, up the handler's legs to his neck.
  • This therefore entails a whole manipulation during which certain parts of the suit are folded up, where the manipulator stands on a bench, puts on one leg without it touching the ground, then the other leg while taking care not to let go or touch anything.
  • this clothing procedure requires gymnastics requiring great dexterity and long years of training and practice, as the risk of contaminating a clean room must be avoided.
  • a garment according to the prior art is packaged in a sterilized envelope or packaging to meet the requirements of clean rooms, in particular in view of the stages of packaging, transport, delivery, opening of packages and therefore clothing for clean rooms. or individual sanitized environment which are all stages during which shocks, cuts, negligence can occur leading to their contamination even if this is not visible to the naked eye but will be detected only when the manipulator will undergo checks or that the products from the clean room will be analyzed.
  • the envelopes or packaging sterilized for this type of garment are single-use (and therefore disposable) envelopes or packaging made of plastic.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art by providing a garment for a clean room and aseptic environment, the direct protection of which is improved, the sterility of which is maintained during the logistical stages and which makes it possible to limit the associated costs. to the garment as such and subsequently associated with decontamination processes.
  • a garment for a clean room and aseptic environment as indicated above, characterized in that said garment comprises said pocket connected to said inner face of said garment by said fastening means and located on the inside face of said pocket, preferably opposite the opening of said pocket, allowing the fastening of the inside face of said pocket to said inside face of the body part of said garment, preferably to the inside face of the trunk part of said garment.
  • the garment for clean room and aseptic environment according to the present invention being packaged in a reusable and sterilizable pouch, made of textile material, provides protective equipment whose direct protection is improved during the logistical stages, storage, opening.
  • a garment for a clean room and aseptic environment comprising a reusable and sterilizable pouch for its packaging which has an opening provided with closing means makes it possible in a particularly advantageous manner to dispense with packaging, plastic packaging, paper packaging which are for single use, fragile, disposable, consumers of raw materials and which therefore represent a non-negligible cost, on the one hand the cost of the packaging as such, and on the other hand, this being fragile it is more subject to an accident resulting in contamination and is therefore linked to the cost of cleaning and decontamination of the clean room.
  • the garment for a clean room and aseptic environment on the one hand comprising the reusable, sterile pouch which has an opening provided with closing means and, on the other hand comprising at least one gripping means in contact with the inner face in the body part, preferably in the trunk part, of the garment makes it possible, in a particularly advantageous manner, to provide a garment whose sterility is maintained and to provide a garment whose manipulation during dressing is facilitated by means of said at least one gripping means which is directly exposed to the manipulator.
  • the pouch of the garment for a clean room and aseptic environment according to the present invention, by being connected to the inner face of the garment and by being integral with this inner face by means of at least one fixing means, makes it possible in a particularly advantageous manner to isolate the pocket from the surrounding environment when the garment is worn by the manipulator.
  • the pouch is in contact with the surrounding environment which is contaminated.
  • the pouch being connected to the inner face of the body part of the garment packaged therein, allows when removing the garment from the pouch and unfolding it for dressing the manipulator according to a facilitated protocol, d enclose the pouch in the suit, thus isolating it from the surrounding environment and therefore limiting the possibility of contamination of the clean room.
  • said pouch included in the combination according to the present invention is positioned in a body part, preferably in a trunk part, preferably in a small pelvis part of said combination.
  • the protective equipment for clean rooms and aseptic environments has, in the deployed position, at least two gripping means, in contact with said inner face, in the body part, preferably located laterally, preferably in the part of the body.
  • the means for closing the first leg section and the means for closing the second leg section of the protective equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment together form a continuous closure of a crotch opening, and preferably include a continuous zipper for the first and second leg sections.
  • the means for closing the pouch of the protective equipment for clean rooms and aseptic environments are chosen from a zipper, self-gripping means, a series of press studs, a flap tab.
  • the protective equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment has, in the folded position, the leg part or the first and second leg sections folded longitudinally on itself(themselves) and transversely on it (s) themselves in two or three parts.
  • the textile material of the equipment and/or of the pouch comprises monofilament polyester.
  • the protective equipment and/or the pouch has a high, to very high particle filtration capacity, as well as a high bacteriological barrier.
  • the textile material of the equipment and/or of the pouch consists of monofilament polyester.
  • the textile material of the equipment and/or of the pouch comprises polyester and antistatic carbon thread, preferably between 90 and 99, 5% polyester, preferably between 92 and 99.5% polyester, advantageously between 97 and 99.5% polyester, particularly advantageously 99% polyester as well as antistatic carbon thread, between 10 and 0.5% of the textile, preferably 8 and 0.5%, preferably between 3 and 0.5%, particularly advantageously 1%.
  • polyester and antistatic carbon thread preferably between 90 and 99, 5% polyester, preferably between 92 and 99.5% polyester, advantageously between 97 and 99.5% polyester, particularly advantageously 99% polyester as well as antistatic carbon thread, between 10 and 0.5% of the textile, preferably 8 and 0.5%, preferably between 3 and 0.5%, particularly advantageously 1%.
  • the textile material of the equipment and/or of the pouch is a non-woven textile material.
  • the textile material of the equipment and/or of the pouch comprises high density polyethylene fibers arranged and compressed randomly.
  • the textile material of the equipment and/or of the pouch is a textile material comprising a prepreg comprising a thermosetting resin such as a polyester or a thermoplastic polymer impregnating a reinforcement, the reinforcement being for example a fabric or fibers.
  • the protective equipment such as an apron, a gown, a suit, a boot is inserted by the personnel into a washing machine from an external zone to an aseptic zone , such as a clean room.
  • an aseptic zone such as a clean room.
  • Protective equipment when washed and therefore decontaminated, is retrieved from an aseptic area, such as a clean room.
  • the same steps are performed for the reusable and sterilizable pouch whether or not it is attached to the protective equipment, during the same wash or during separate washes as that of the protective equipment.
  • the protective equipment and the reusable and sterilizable pouch are dried in a dryer present in the area. aseptic.
  • the protective equipment and the reusable and sterilizable pouch are then placed in an area where the packaging is carried out in the aseptic area.
  • the reusable and sterilizable pouch is opened and the protective equipment is placed inside the reusable and sterilizable pouch.
  • the reusable and sterilizable pouch is still closed in the aseptic zone.
  • an additional step of sterilizing the protective equipment packaged in the reusable and sterilizable pouch is carried out as a precaution.
  • said garment is a combination in which said leg part comprises a first and a second leg section, each leg section comprising a sidewall, two longitudinal edges on either side of said sidewall of the leg section and provided with mutual closure means arranged to form said substantially tubular leg section when the mutual closure means of each longitudinal edge are engaged together, said mutually engaged closure means of the first leg section facing said engaged closure means of the second leg section and each preferably extends at least from a knee area to a crotch area and so more preferably from a calf or ankle area to a crotch area, said first and second leg sections by a bound end are connected to said body part, preferably to said trunk part, said method being characterized in that said folding of said side part of the leg part on itself in a longitudinal direction of said leg part is a folding of a lateral part of a first leg section whose closing means are in the open position and a folding of a lateral part of a
  • said garment is a coverall wherein said leg portion comprises first and second leg sections , each leg section comprising a sidewall, two longitudinal edges on either side of said sidewall of the leg section and provided with mutual closure means arranged to form said substantially tubular leg section when the mutual closure means of each edge are engaged together, said mutually engaged closure means of the first leg section facing said engaged closure means of the second leg section and each preferably extending from at least one knee area to one crotch and more preferably from a calf or ankle area to a crotch area and wherein said first and second leg sections by a bonded end are connected to said body part, preferably said part trunk, wherein said step of rolling over said leg portion is rolling over the leg sections whose closure means are in the open position so that the outer face thereof is then exposed to the outside and the inner face exposed towards the legs of the manipulator.
  • the dressing method for a clean room and aseptic environment further comprises grasping a second gripping means by a second hand of the manipulator to position the suit so that the body part of the suit is accessible via the opening of the body part or a crotch section.
  • the dressing method for a clean room and aseptic environment according to the present invention further comprises closing said opening in said crotch area.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates protective equipment 1 for a clean room and aseptic environment according to the invention and more particularly a combination 7 for a clean room and aseptic environment comprising an outer face 2 intended to be in contact with the surrounding environment and an inner face 3 arranged to be in contact with a user or manipulator.
  • the suit 7 comprises a first 9 and a second 10 leg section, each of which comprises a sidewall and two longitudinal edges on either side of the sidewall of the leg section, each of which is also provided with mutual closure means which are arranged to form the substantially tubular leg section when the mutual closure means of each longitudinal edge are engaged together.
  • the engaged mutual closure means of the first leg section faces the engaged mutual closure means of the second leg section, and the mutual closure means each preferably extends from at least one knee area to a crotch area (not shown) and more preferably from a calf or ankle area to a crotch area (not shown).
  • first leg section closure means and the second leg section closure means together form a continuous closure of the crotch opening.
  • the closure means are chosen from a zipper, self-gripping means, press-studs, a flap tab or other equivalent or similar means.
  • the suit 7 also comprises a first sleeve 12, a second sleeve 13 and a body part 14.
  • the first sleeve 12 is connected to the body part 14 by a linked end 12a
  • the second sleeve 13 is also connected to the body 14 by a bound end 13a.
  • the first leg section 9 and the second leg section 10 are connected to the body part 14 by a bonded end 9a and 10a respectively.
  • the body part 14 of the suit 7 includes a head passage section 15.
  • the suit 7 comprises a hood provided with an opening for the eyes above or below which a mask or goggles for example can be placed.
  • the combination 7 according to the present invention and as illustrated in figure 1 comprises a pocket 4 which is connected to the inner face 3 of the suit 7 by fixing means 8.
  • the fixing means 8 are located on the inner face of the pocket 4 and preferably opposite the opening 5 of the pocket 4. This advantageously allowing the attachment of the inner face of the pocket 4 to the inner face 3 of the body part 14 of the suit 7.
  • the inner face 3 of the suit 7 is connected to the inner face of the pouch 4 so that only the outer face of the pouch 4 is in contact with the surrounding environment as illustrated. to the figure 4 .
  • the manipulator is going to put on the combination 7, he will, prior to this, open the closing means 6 of the opening 5 of the pocket 4, remove the combination 7 from the pocket 4 using the gripping means 16
  • the combination 7 is taken out of the pocket 4, a reversal, an inversion of the faces of the pocket 4 will take place.
  • the outer face of the cover 4 which was exposed to the surrounding environment, will become the inner face of the cover 4.
  • the cover 4 by being connected to the inner face 3 of the combination 7 will therefore be found inside the combination 7 when the latter is worn by the manipulator.
  • the pouch 4 of the protective equipment 1 and more particularly of the suit 7 according to the present invention makes it possible to produce a double insulation from possible contaminants.
  • the first insulation being carried out by the reversal of the outer face of the pocket 4 which is found inside the pocket 4, the contaminants are therefore contained in the pocket 4.
  • the second insulation being carried out by the confinement of the pocket 4 inside the suit 7.
  • the first sleeve 12 comprises self-tightening means 17 at a free end, opposite the bound end 12a, in the form of a wrist made of elastic fabric.
  • the second sleeve 13 comprises at the free end, opposite the linked end 13a, also self-tightening means 17, in the form wristband in elastic fabric.
  • the elastic fabric cuffs as shown in the figure 1 can also be replaced by a pressure tab, or self-gripping means, or even other conventional tightening means.
  • the combination 7 has, in the deployed position in which the outer face 2 of the combination 7 is in contact with the surrounding environment and the inner face 3 is arranged to be in contact with a manipulator.
  • the first inside face of the cover 4 is against the inside face 3 of the combination and the second inside face of the cover 4 is arranged to be in contact with or oriented towards a manipulator.
  • the closing means 6 of the opening 5 of the pouch 4 are preferably in the open position. It is obviously possible for the closure means 6 to be in the closed position, in particular to isolate the outer faces of the pocket 4, inside the pocket 4 when the suit 7 is in the deployed position.
  • the combination 7 according to the present invention comprises at least one gripping means 16 in contact with the inner face 3 in the body part 14, preferably located laterally.
  • the combination 7 according to the invention comprises two gripping means 16 in contact with the inner face 3 in the body part 14, located laterally, on either side of the opening 11.
  • the combination 7 according to the invention comprises a gripping means 16 in contact with the inner face 3 in the body part 14.
  • THE figures 2A and 2B illustrate two embodiments of the combination 7 according to the present invention in the partially folded position.
  • the inner face 3 of the first leg section 9 and of the second leg section 10 are exposed outward to the surrounding environment.
  • the exterior face 2 of the first leg section 9 and of the second leg section 10 are exposed towards the exterior face 2 of the body part 14.
  • This particular arrangement according to the present invention forms an opening 19 itself arranged to give access inside the body part 14 and preferably inside the trunk part of the suit 7.
  • the at least one gripping means 16 is exposed towards the manipulator.
  • the combination 7 according to the invention comprises two gripping means 16 exposed towards the manipulator.
  • the combination 7 comprises a gripping means 16 exposed towards the manipulator.
  • the gripping means 16 of the combination 7 according to the present invention can be parts of the material of the inner face 3 of the combination 7 and therefore exposed towards the manipulator.
  • the different parts of material of the inner face 3 of the suit 7 or of the protective equipment 1 for a clean room or aseptic environment can be of different color, texture or pattern to facilitate their identification by the manipulator as being the gripping means 16.
  • the gripping means 16 according to the figures 2A and 2B are present on the inside face 3 of the suit 7 and the fact of partially turning the leg sections over the body section makes it possible to expose them to the outside and therefore to the manipulator.
  • the folding process steps must be respected in order to maintain the sterility of the combination 7, this in particular following the removal of the combination 7 by the manipulator and its cleaning, decontamination and subsequent reconditioning.
  • the combination 7 according to the present invention comprising the pouch 4 makes it possible to dispense with single packaging and to be cleaned and repackaged directly in its protective pouch 4, itself cleanable, sterilizable and reusable.
  • the handler folds down the exterior face of a first 9 and a second 10 leg section by passing an open crotch section over an exterior face of a body part 14 while maintaining the at least one gripping means 16 exposed.
  • the second step of the folding process is that illustrated in picture 3 .
  • the first leg section 9 is folded longitudinally on itself and the second leg section 10 is also folded longitudinally on itself while leaving the two gripping means (16) exposed towards the manipulator.
  • the last folding step of the combination according to the invention is illustrated by arrows on the picture 3 .
  • the combination 7 according to the invention thus folded will then be folded transversely on itself in two or three parts or even more if necessary, depending on the size of the combination.
  • the suit 7 thus folded is then packaged in the pouch 4 accessible in the body part 14 of the suit 7.
  • the pouch 4 containing the suit 7 as illustrated in figure 4 can for example be sterilized, for example, in an autoclave.
  • the suit 7 is positioned so that the body part 14 is accessible via the crotch opening 19 of the suit, through the waist section.
  • the manipulator then puts on, after having released the second gripping means 16, his second arm in a second sleeve 13 and, after having let go of the first gripping means 16, he puts on the first arm in the first sleeve 12. He then puts his head in an opening in the body portion 14 through the waist section and then into the head passage section 15 before terminating in the hood.
  • the manipulator positions his foot in the foot passage section which comprises the pre-engaged zipper and closes said opening 19 to completely isolate his body from the external environment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates clogs as protective equipment for a clean room or aseptic environment according to the present invention.
  • the clogs as illustrated comprise a series of press studs 8 of which a first part of the male button is located on the clogs and a second part of the female button is located on the cover 4, the reverse is obviously possible.
  • the clogs can be fixed integrally to the pocket 4, and positioned inside the pocket 4 so that during the removal, the clogs will be removed and the pocket 4 will be turned over on itself as explained above for isolate contaminants inside the pouch 4.
  • FIG 6 illustrates protective boots as protective equipment for clean room and aseptic environment according to the present invention.
  • the protective boots as illustrated comprise a series of press studs 8 of which a first part of the male button is located on the boots and a second part of the female button is located on the pocket 4, the reverse is obviously possible.
  • the protective boots can be fixed integrally to the pocket 4, and positioned inside the pocket 4 so that during removal, the protective boots will be removed and the pocket 4 will be turned over on itself as explained previously to isolate contaminants inside pocket 4.
  • FIG 7 illustrates gloves, overshoes, a charlotte and a hood as protective equipment for a clean room and aseptic environment according to the present invention.
  • the protective equipment as illustrated can comprise a means of attachment 8 to the pouch 4, such as a press stud.
  • a means of attachment 8 to the pouch 4 such as a press stud.
  • they can be fixed integrally to the pocket 4, and positioned inside the pocket 4 so that during removal, the protective equipment will be removed and the pocket 4 will be turned over on itself as explained above to isolate contaminants inside the pouch 4.
  • Pants according to the present invention comprising a first 9 leg section and a second 10 leg section. Pants as pictured include one side interior 3 and an exterior face 2, and also comprises the pouch 4 according to the present invention.
  • the manipulator can put on the pants and the pocket 4 as presented previously, being located inside the pants makes it possible to isolate the contaminants, a first time in the pocket 4 and a second time in the interior part of the pants which is isolated from the surrounding environment.

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  1. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung, umfassend:
    • eine Außenseite (2), die bereitgestellt ist, um mit der Umgebung in Kontakt zu sein,
    • eine Innenseite (3), die angeordnet ist, um mit einem Manipulator in Kontakt zu sein oder dazu ausgerichtet zu sein,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schutzausrüstung (1) in einem wiederverwendbaren und sterilisierbaren Beutel (4) aus Textilmaterial verpackt ist, der eine Öffnung (5) aufweist, die mit Verschlusseinrichtungen (6) versehen ist.
  2. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 1, die ausgewählt ist aus der Gruppe, umfassend ein Kleidungsstück z. B. einen Overall (7), eine Schürze, eine Kopfbedeckung z. B. eine Hygienehaube oder eine Kapuzenmütze, mindestens einen Handschuh, mindestens einen Überschuh, einen Schuh, einen Clog, eine Maske, eine Brille, Stulpen, Unterwäsche, Stiefel.
  3. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Beutel (4) durch mindestens eine Befestigungseinrichtung (8) mit der Innenseite (3) oder der Außenseite (2) verbunden ist, was die feste Verbindung des Beutels (4) ermöglicht.
  4. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Beutel (4) durch mindestens eine Befestigungseinrichtung (8) mit der Innenseite (3) eines Kleidungsstücks verbunden ist, was die feste Verbindung des Beutels (4) mit der Innenseite (3) des Kleidungsstücks ermöglicht.
  5. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 1 bis 4, wobei die mindestens eine Befestigungseinrichtung (8) eine temporäre Befestigungseinrichtung ist, z. B. ein Druckknopf oder eine Reihe von Druckknöpfen, ein Reißverschluss, selbsthaftende Einrichtungen, die eventuell auf einer Klappenlasche angeordnet sind.
  6. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei die mindestens eine Befestigungseinrichtung (8) eine Naht oder eine Schweißnaht ist.
  7. Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, wobei das Kleidungsstück ein Kleidungsstück für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung ist, umfassend:
    • eine Außenseite (2), die bereitgestellt ist, um mit der Umgebung in Kontakt zu sein,
    • eine Innenseite (3), die angeordnet ist, um mit einem Manipulator in Kontakt zu sein,
    • einen ersten (12) und einen zweiten (13) Ärmel,
    • einen Körperteil (14), umfassend ein Rumpfteil und ein Beinteil, wobei der erste (12) und der zweite (13) Ärmel durch ein verbundenes Ende mit dem Körperteil, vorzugsweise mit dem Rumpfteil, verbunden sind, das Körperteil (14) umfassend einen Kopfdurchgangsabschnitt (15),
    • mindestens eine Greifeinrichtung (16), die mit der Innenseite (3) in dem Körperteil (14), vorzugsweise in dem Rumpfteil, in Kontakt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kleidungsstück (7) den Beutel (4) umfasst, der durch die Befestigungseinrichtung (8) mit der Innenseite (3) des Kleidungsstücks (7) verbunden ist und sich auf der Innenseite des Beutels (4), vorzugsweise gegenüber der Öffnung (5) des Beutels (4), befindet, was die feste Verbindung der Innenseite des Beutels (4) mit der Innenseite (3) des Körperteils (14) des Kleidungsstücks (7), vorzugsweise mit der Innenseite des Rumpfteils des Kleidungsstücks, ermöglicht.
  8. Verfahren zum Verpacken von Schutzausrüstung für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung, umfassend:
    I. eine Dekontaminierung der Schutzausrüstung in einem Bereich außerhalb eines desinfizierten Bereichs und eine Übertragung der dekontaminierten Schutzausrüstung in einen desinfizierten Bereich,
    II. eine Dekontaminierung einer wiederverwendbaren und sterilisierbaren Tasche aus Textilmaterial in einem Bereich außerhalb eines desinfizierten Bereichs und eine Übertragung der dekontaminierten Schutzausrüstung in einen desinfizierten Bereich
    III. ein Öffnen des Beutels in einem desinfizierten Bereich,
    IV. ein Platzieren der Schutzausrüstung in den Beutel in dem desinfizierten Bereich und ein Betätigen der Verschlusseinrichtungen, um den Beutel in dem desinfizierten Bereich zu verschließen,
    V. eventuell eine Sterilisierung der Schutzausrüstung, die in dem Beutel verpackt ist.
  9. Verfahren zum Verpacken einer Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 8, wobei das Schutzelement ein Kleidungsstück ist, umfassend:
    • eine Innenseite (3), die angeordnet ist, um mit einem Manipulator in Kontakt zu sein,
    • einen ersten (12) und einen zweiten (13) Ärmel,
    • einen Körperteil (14), umfassend ein Rumpfteil und ein Beinteil, wobei der erste (12) und der zweite (13) Ärmel durch ein verbundenes Ende mit dem Körperteil, vorzugsweise mit dem Rumpfteil, verbunden sind, das Körperteil (14) umfassend einen Kopfdurchgangsabschnitt (15),
    • mindestens eine Greifeinrichtung (16) in Kontakt mit der Innenseite (3) im Körperteil (14), vorzugsweise im Rumpfteil, und wobei ein Falten des Kleidungsstücks zwischen seiner Dekontaminierung und seiner Platzierung in dem Beutel bereitgestellt ist, das Falten umfassend die folgenden Schritte:
    • Freilegen von mindestens einer Greifeinrichtung (16) nach außen, indem es ergriffen wird,
    • Umklappen einer Außenseite (2) eines Beinteils auf eine Außenseite (2) eines Körperteils (14), wobei zumindest die erste Greifeinrichtung (16) freigelegt gehalten wird,
    • Falten eines Seitenabschnitts des Beinteils auf sich selbst in einer Längsrichtung des Beinteils, wobei mindestens die erste Greifeinrichtung (16) freigelegt gehalten wird
    • Falten durch Umklappen des gefalteten Beinteils in mehrere Teile in Längsrichtung in einer Querrichtung, wobei mindestens die erste Greifeinrichtung (16) freigelegt bleibt,
    Platzieren des Kleidungsstücks in dem Beutel, umfassend ein Wenden des Beutels um das gefaltete Kleidungsstück herum, wobei die mindestens eine erste Greifeinrichtung in der Nähe der Öffnung des Beutels gehalten wird, und ein Schließen der Verschlusseinrichtungen des Beutels, um das Kleidungsstück und die Greifeinrichtungen dann zu verpacken.
  10. Verfahren zum Verpacken einer Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 9, wobei das Kleidungsstück ein Anzug (7) ist, wobei das Beinteil einen ersten (9) und einen zweiten (10) Beinabschnitt umfasst, jeder Beinabschnitt umfassend eine Flanke, zwei Längsränder auf beiden Seiten der Flanke des Beinabschnitts und er mit gegenseitigen Verschlusseinrichtungen versehen ist, die angeordnet sind, um den im Wesentlichen röhrenförmigen Beinabschnitt bilden, wenn die gegenseitigen Verschlusseinrichtungen von jedem Längsrand miteinander in Eingriff sind, wobei die ineinandergreifenden gegenseitigen Verschlusseinrichtungen des ersten Beinabschnitts den ineinandergreifenden Verschlusseinrichtungen des zweiten Beinabschnitts gegenüberliegen und sich jeweils vorzugsweise mindestens von einem Kniebereich zu einem Schrittbereich und besonders bevorzugt von einem Waden- oder Knöchelbereich zu einem Schrittbereich erstrecken, wobei der erste (9) und der zweite (10) Beinabschnitt durch ein verbundenes Ende mit dem Körperteil (14), vorzugsweise mit dem Rumpfteil, verbunden sind, wobei das Verfahren dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass das Falten des Seitenteils des Beinteils auf sich selbst in einer Längsrichtung des Beinteils ein Falten eines Seitenteils eines ersten Beinabschnitts, dessen Verschlusseinrichtungen in einer offenen Position sind, und ein Falten eines Seitenteils eines zweiten Beinabschnitts, dessen Verschlusseinrichtungen in einer offenen Position sind, ist, indem die erste Greifeinrichtung (16) freigelegt gehalten wird.
  11. Verfahren zum Verkleiden einer Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, umfassend die folgenden Schritte:
    ▪ Öffnen der genannten Verschlusseinrichtungen (6) des Beutels (4),
    ▪ Ergreifen einer Schutzausrüstung vor einem eventuellen Lösen der temporären Befestigungseinrichtung des Beutels an der Schutzausrüstung und Einfädeln der Schutzausrüstung.
  12. Verfahren zum Verkleiden einer Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Schutzausrüstung ein Kleidungsstück ist, umfassend
    • eine Außenseite (2), die bereitgestellt ist, um mit der Umgebung in Kontakt zu sein,
    • eine Innenseite (3), die angeordnet ist, um mit einem Manipulator in Kontakt zu sein,
    • einen ersten (12) und einen zweiten (13) Ärmel,
    • einen Körperteil (14), umfassend ein Rumpfteil und ein Beinteil, wobei der erste (12) und der zweite (13) Ärmel durch ein verbundenes Ende mit dem Körperteil, vorzugsweise mit dem Rumpfteil, verbunden sind, das Körperteil (14) umfassend einen Kopfdurchgangsabschnitt (15),
    • mindestens eine Greifeinrichtung (16), die mit der Innenseite (3) in dem Körperteil (14), vorzugsweise in dem Rumpfteil, in Kontakt ist,
    das Verfahren umfassend:
    • Ergreifen der ersten Greifeinrichtung durch eine erste Hand eines Manipulators
    • Herausnehmen des Kleidungsstücks (7) aus dem Beutel (4) mittels der ersten Greifeinrichtung (16) und Positionieren des Kleidungsstücks (7), sodass das Körperteil (14) des Kleidungsstücks (7) über eine Öffnung zugänglich ist, die durch den Umfang des Körperteils, vorzugsweise des Rumpfteils, gebildet ist
    • ein Einfädeln eines zweiten Arms des Manipulators in einen zweiten Ärmel (13) und nach Loslassen der ersten Greifeinrichtung (16) ein Einfädeln eines ersten Arms des Manipulators in einen ersten Ärmel (12),
    • Durchführen des Kopfs des Manipulators durch die Öffnung des Körperteils (14) und dann in den Kopfdurchgangsabschnitt (15), und
    • Umdrehen des Beinteils, sodass dessen Außenseite (2) dann nach außen freiliegt und dessen Innenseite (3) zu den Beinen des Manipulators freiliegt.
  13. Anziehverfahren zum Überziehen einer Schutzausrüstung (1) für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 12, wobei das Kleidungsstück ein Anzug ist, wobei das Beinteil einen ersten (9) und einen zweiten (10) Beinabschnitt umfasst, jeder Beinabschnitt umfassend eine Flanke, zwei Längsränder auf beiden Seiten der Flanke des Beinabschnitts und er mit gegenseitigen Verschlusseinrichtungen versehen ist, die angeordnet sind, um den im Wesentlichen röhrenförmigen Beinabschnitt bilden, wenn die gegenseitigen Verschlusseinrichtungen von jedem Längsrand miteinander in Eingriff sind, wobei die ineinandergreifenden gegenseitigen Verschlusseinrichtungen des ersten Beinabschnitts den ineinandergreifenden Verschlusseinrichtungen des zweiten Beinabschnitts gegenüberliegen und sich jeweils vorzugsweise mindestens von einem Kniebereich zu einem Schrittbereich und besonders bevorzugt von einem Waden- oder Knöchelbereich zu einem Schrittbereich erstrecken, und wobei der erste (9) und der zweite (10) Beinabschnitt durch ein verbundenes Ende mit dem Körperteil (14), vorzugsweise mit dem Rumpfteil, verbunden sind, wobei der Schritt eines Umdrehens des Beinteils ein Umdrehen der Beinabschnitte (9, 10) ist, deren Verschlusseinrichtungen in offener Position sind, sodass dessen Außenseite (2) dann nach außen freiliegt und dessen Innenseite (3) zu den Beinen des Manipulators freiliegt.
  14. Anziehverfahren für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, ferner umfassend ein Ergreifen einer zweiten Greifeinrichtung (16) durch eine zweite Hand des Manipulators, um den Anzug (7) zu positionieren, sodass das Körperteil (14) des Anzugs (7) über die Öffnung (11) des Körperteils oder eines Schrittabschnitts zugänglich ist.
  15. Verfahren zum Anziehen für Reinraum und desinfizierte Umgebung nach einem der Ansprüche 13 und 14, wenn abhängig von Anspruch 13, ferner umfassend ein Schließen der Öffnung (11) in dem Schrittbereich.
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