JP2007532789A - Gloves attached to clothing but removable - Google Patents

Abstract

A protective garment is provided comprising a garment body having at least one sleeve, a glove associated with the sleeve, and an adhesive is applied to the surface of the glove, the surface of the sleeve, or both surfaces. The adhesive forms an interface on the two surfaces. The adhesive has sufficient adhesion to remain substantially attached to the applied surface and is strong enough to wear the garment without causing damage to the interface. The glove is removed from the garment body by breaking the interface and does not cause damage to the surface of the glove or garment body, nor does the adhesive move from the surface to the attached side.
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Description

  The present invention relates to protective clothing generally used with gloves, such as a surgical gown used with surgical gloves.

  Protective garments such as clean room garments, coveralls, gowns, and the like that are configured to provide barrier protection to the wearer are well known to those skilled in the art. Such protective garments are situations where it is desirable for the wearer to be isolated from a particular surrounding environment or to prevent or delay the passage of dangerous liquids and biological contamination through the garment to the wearer. Used in.

  In the medical and health care industry, particularly in surgical procedures, the primary concern is isolating health care workers from fluids from patients such as blood, saliva, and sweat. Protective garments rely on the barrier properties of the fabric used in the garment, and on the garment construction and design. Clothing openings or seams are unsatisfactory, especially if the seam or opening is placed in a location where it can be stressed and / or directly contact hazardous materials.

  Especially in the medical industry, gloves are usually worn in combination with protective clothing. Typically, the gloves are pulled up to cover the cuffs and sleeves of the gown or clothing. However, this is an area where the interface between gloves and protective clothing is a concern. For example, a common problem with surgical gloves is the “dripping” or “sliding” of the glove that results from a low friction interface between the inside of the glove and the surgical gown sleeve. If gloves are worn or slipped on the sleeve, the wearer is at great risk of being exposed to the patient's fluid and / or other contamination.

  An additional problem associated with the use of surgical gloves is that a phenomenon known as “channeling” occurs as a result of lifting the gloves over the cuffs and sleeves of the gown. That is, the sleeve of the gown is pleated under the glove as the glove is raised and rolled over the cuffs and sleeves and beyond the cuffs and sleeves. The channel is formed along the wearer's wrist and the patient's fluid will flow down the gown sleeve to form a passage to the inside of the gown. Such fluid can enter the channel and travel along the channel between the outer surface of the gown and the inner surface of the surgical glove. In particular, if the cuff is absorbent or fluid permeable, the fluid will contaminate the cuff of the gown that is placed directly against the wearer's wrist or forearm.

  Surgeons and other healthcare professionals have tried to deal with glove and gown interfaces in different ways. For example, it has generally been practiced to use adhesive tape to wrap around the glove channel on the sleeve and the glove portion that extends beyond the sleeve of the gown to prevent sag. However, this method has drawbacks. Many of the common adhesives utilized in tapes are susceptible to water and body fluids and the seal is broken during surgery. It is also known to stretch rubber bands around gloves and sleeves. However, this approach is cumbersome and it is difficult to adapt or change the pressure applied from the rubber band other than providing different rubber bands with different sizes and tensions that can be used.

  Thus, there is a need for an improved apparatus and method for efficiently sealing the interface between protective clothing gloves and protective clothing sleeves, which is easy to integrate into a protective clothing and is economical. Can be implemented and implemented at an efficient cost.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,041,203 US Pat. No. 5,594,955 US Pat. No. 5,680,653 US Pat. No. 5,503,908

  The objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in, or will be apparent from, the following description, or will be understood through practice of the invention.

  The present invention provides a protective garment that incorporates an efficient and economical mechanism that improves the interfacial area between the garment sleeve and the gloves raised over the sleeve. The improvement is that the glove is pre-attached to the sleeve so that when the wearer lifts the glove, the proximal end of the glove does not rip or slip off the clothing sleeve. In this method, the garment according to the present invention addresses at least the disadvantages of the conventional garments described above.

  Although the present invention is particularly beneficial in the case of surgical gowns, the present invention is not limited to the scope of surgical gowns or the medical industry. The protective garment according to the invention is widely applied and can be used in all cases, protective coveralls, gowns, garments etc. are used with gloves. All such uses and garments are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

  In an embodiment of the invention, the protective garment is provided with a garment body. The garment can be, for example, a surgical gown, a protective coverall, and the like. The garment body includes a sleeve, and the sleeve can have a cuff disposed at an end thereof. The cuffs can be formed from or include a stretchable material and can be liquid retaining or liquid impervious. In addition to the clothing body, gloves are also provided. Adhesive is applied between one surface of the glove and the surface of the sleeve. The adhesive forms an interface between the glove and the garment body, and the glove can be removed from the garment body by peeling the glove from the sleeve. The adhesive is selected to have properties that allow the glove to be removed from the sleeve so as not to damage the glove or clothing body.

  In one aspect of the invention, the interface between the glove and the sleeve may consist of at least one continuous ring of adhesive, and the interface against liquid flow to the inside of the protective garment Forms a barrier. In another aspect of the invention, the adhesive is applied on one surface in such a way that it does not move to the other surface it contacts.

  In another aspect, the present invention is a garment body having at least one sleeve, a glove, and an adhesive applied on the surface. The surface can be either the inner surface of the glove, the outer surface of the sleeve, or both. The adhesive forms an interface between the two surfaces, exhibits sufficient adhesion to the applied surface so that it remains substantially adhered, and does not cause damage to the interface. With enough strength to be worn. The glove itself can be removed from the garment body by breaking the interface. An adhesive is selected that does not cause damage to the surface of the glove or clothing body and does not move away from the applied surface.

  In yet another aspect of the invention, a surgical gown is provided. The surgical gown is formed of two sleeves, a gown body having a peelable glove coupled to each sleeve, and an adhesive applied to the inner surface of each glove for attaching the glove to the gown sleeve. . The adhesive should be strong enough so that the surgical gown can be worn without having the gloves peel from the sleeve. The glove can be removed from the sleeve by peeling the glove from the sleeve without causing damage to the glove, sleeve, or gown body.

  Embodiments of the protective garment according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. These and other objects are achieved by the methods described herein and set forth in the claims.

  Reference will now be made in detail to one or more examples of the present invention as illustrated in the drawings. Each example is illustrative of the invention and is not limiting. For example, features illustrated or described as part of one embodiment can be utilized in another embodiment to yield a still further embodiment. Other modifications and variations of the described embodiments are considered within the scope and spirit of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a protective garment 10 according to the invention. The garment 10 includes a body portion 12, a neck portion 14, and a sleeve 16 (one sleeve is shown) attached to the body portion 12 with a seam 18. The sleeve 16 can alternatively be formed as an integral part of the body portion 12. Each sleeve 16 may include a top or proximal end 20, a bottom or distal end 22, and an outer surface 24.

  Clothing 10 is depicted as a surgical gown for illustrative purposes only. The garment 10 can be any type or style of protective cover that is generally worn on the body and further includes sleeves. Such a protective garment 10 has a wide range of applications, but the invention can be beneficial for medical applications and can be used in any case where protective garments such as coveralls, garments, gowns, etc. are used. it can. One such additional example can include cleanroom clothing.

  With respect to the garment 10, the terms “bottom” or “distal” here refer to the feature closer to the wearer's hand. The term “upper” or “proximal” means the feature closer to the shoulder area of the wearer.

  It should be appreciated that the type of fabric or material used for garment 10 is not a limiting factor of the present invention. The garment 10 can be formed from a number of materials including non-woven materials suitable for single use use. For example, the gown embodiment of the garment 10 can be formed of a stretchable nonwoven material so that it does not tear while wearing or wearing the gown. A particularly well-suited material for use in the present invention is a three-layer nonwoven polypropylene known as SMS. “SMS” is an acronym for spunbond, meltblown, spunbond, which is formed into three layers and then laminated. See, for example, US Pat. No. 4,041,203 to Block et al. One particular advantage is that the SMS material exhibits improved fluid barrier properties. However, it is known that other materials can be used to form the garments of the present invention, as well as other nonwoven materials, including weaving, films, foam / film laminates, and combinations thereof. Should be kept. In order to prevent the garment material from absorbing fluid, it is conceivable that the garment is coated with a liquid-impermeable coating.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the sleeve 16 may incorporate a cuff 26 attached to its distal end 22. The cuff has a distal end 28 and a proximal end 30. The form and material used for the cuffs 26 can vary widely. For example, a short, tightly fitting cuff formed from a knitted material can be applied. The cuff 26 can be formed with or without ribs. The cuff can be formed of a liquid water repellent material or a liquid holding material. Suitable cuffs for use in clothing according to the present invention are described in US Pat. Nos. 5,594,955 and 5,680,653, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. Be incorporated.

  Looking further at FIG. 1, protective clothing is often used with gloves, such as surgical gloves 32, which are pulled over the wearer's hand and the portion of glove 32 is present at cuff 26 (the presence of cuff 26). And a sufficient length to overlap a portion of the sleeve 16. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, an overlap region 34 is formed between the glove inner surface and the outer surface 24 of the sleeve 16 including the cuff 26, if present. An interface 36 is formed between the sleeve 16 and the glove 32 in a part of the overlapping region 34. This interface 36 functions to attach the glove 32 to the sleeve 16 and prevent unwanted fluid or other contaminants from flowing from the sleeve 16 to the inside of the garment 10. In some embodiments, the interface 36 is liquid resistant, thus preventing these fluids and contaminants from entering the garment 10. The interface 36 can be well located anywhere within the overlap region 34, but in many embodiments, the opening of the glove 32 is further reduced to further reduce the possibility of contaminants entering the interior of the garment 10. Located at end 40 or near the open end. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the glove 32 is attached or adhered to the sleeve 16, the cuff 26, or both. However, for ease of explanation, the glove 32 is described as being attached to the sleeve 16.

  In any case, the protective garment 10 is manufactured with the gloves 32 bonded to the protective garment 10 at the interface 36 or otherwise pre-attached. This configuration reduces slippage or drooling of the glove and provides the desired fluid resistance at the garment and glove connection. One way of attaching the glove 32 to the garment 10 is to apply a suitable adhesive to at least some parts of the overlap area. Thus, when the sleeve 16 and the glove 32 are brought into contact with each other, the adhesive itself forms the interface 36. Nevertheless, the configuration in which the glove 32 is secured to the sleeve 16 must be one of the configurations in which the glove 32 can be removed without damaging the glove 32, the sleeve 16 or the garment 10. Don't be. Thus, when an adhesive is used, an appropriate adhesive is required so as not to damage when the glove is peeled from the garment. As one of such adhesives, in this example, there is a pressure-sensitive adhesive capable of bonding without forming an irreversible bond between the glove 32 and the garment 10.

  Placing the adhesive in the overlap region 34 can be accomplished by coating, spraying, printing, slot coating, lamination, or other known conventional methods. The adhesive can be applied to the inside of the glove, the outside of the sleeve, or both in any number of patterns, including but not limited to one or more continuous bands. If the garment has cuffs, an adhesive can be applied to each cuff as well. The term “continuous band” or “band” does not imply a particular geometric form. Many geometric forms are possible, including, for example, circles, ellipses, crescents, ribbons, sinusoids, symmetric and asymmetric shapes, shapes with regular and irregular boundaries, etc. Understood by. If the interface 36 is liquid resistant, the adhesive should be applied in some continuous pattern that forms a boundary across the inner surface of the glove, the outer surface of the sleeve, or both. . Such a continuous boundary serves as a barrier to minimize, prevent or eliminate the formation of passages where undesirable fluids or other contaminating substances flow down inside the garment.

  As described above, the garment 10 is designed such that the user can freely remove the gloves 32. Removal of glove 32 should not result in damage to glove 32, sleeve 16, or garment 10. Furthermore, the adhesive should remain substantially adhered to the surface to which it is applied. The phrase “substantially attached” or “substantially present in the attached state” means that the adhesive remains on the applied surface after the glove is peeled from the garment. That is, the contact surface may remain to some extent but is not adhesive itself.

  In some embodiments, this is an important attribute when it is undesirable to have adhesive residue on one surface or the other. For example, in the case of a surgical gown, it is desired that an adhesive be applied only to the gloves 32. In surgery using a gown of this construction, the garment 10 will be supplied with gloves 32 pre-attached at the interface 36. This configuration minimizes the possibility of the surgeon's hand becoming infected while wearing the gown. During or after surgery, the surgeon is free to grasp the distal end 40 of the glove 32 and remove it in the usual manner. Upon removal, the interface 36 is broken and the adhesive remains on the glove surface. The surgeon can remain in the gown and can do other tasks that do not require gloves, or the adhesive residue can be transferred from the glove previously attached to the gown sleeve. Other gloves can be selectively worn without worrying about whether or not. Further, removal of pre-attached gloves does not cause damage to the gown or gown sleeve to the extent that the gown can no longer be used for its intended purpose.

  There are many techniques for attaching the glove 32 to the garment sleeve 16. One suitable technique that has proven satisfactory in the present invention is described below and depicted in FIG. A sleeve 16 or cuff 26 having a circumferentially extensible region or gather is stretched over the shaped body 42 such that the sleeve or cuff is in a stretched or gatherless form. Adhesive is applied to the glove or sleeve over the gloved area 44 or overlap area 34. The glove is then placed over the stretched cuff or sleeve and the inner surface of the glove contacts and adheres to the outer area of the sleeve. If the sleeve is not integral with the garment, or if the sleeve is not attached to the garment, then the combined glove and sleeve assembly is then attached to the garment.

  The attachment of the glove to the gown sleeve must be reversible in the sense that removing the glove from the sleeve does not cause damage. To determine the acceptable reversible range for glove attachment to the gown, the observed performance when removing the various gloves attached to the gown sleeve was compared to a substrate coated with some adhesive and stainless steel. Adhesion between steel and about the adhesion between a substrate coated with one of this kind of adhesive and a film used to form various gloves supported on stainless steel. Correlated with quantitative measurements. In this way, adhesives whose quantitative measurements of adhesion indicate that the glove attachment to the gown attachment is too weak or too similar to a value that is too strong are removed from further consideration.

  A suitable procedure for measuring glove / gown attachment adhesion is based on ASTM Standard 3330 / D3330M-02. This ASTM Standard is most commonly used to measure pressure sensitive tape adhesion debonding to a particular test panel, but can also be used to measure adhesion debonding in other materials. Standard and revised editions define specific tests for measuring tape debonding, and tests A, C and D are for determining the appropriate range of glove adhesion from sleeves according to the present invention. Used for Procedures based on these ASTM 3330 tests were used to define (measure) appropriate levels of attachment and debonding (adhesive debonding). Measurements by these procedures provide relative adhesion strength to various surfaces and provide information consistent with ASTM testing in the sense that it indicates the force required to peel a specific dimension of material at a specific release rate. Is.

As in ASTM 3330 Tests A, C, and D, this procedure is an adhesive coated on a substrate (eg, tape) with a contact angle of 180 ° when contacting the material over a 1 inch width. The peel strength (weight per inch width) is measured for peeling off the substrate from another substrate. This contact is 1 inch wide to the other material in the form of a test panel measuring at least 2 inches by 5 inches, such as a smooth stainless steel plate or other substrate of interest bonded to such a plate. Formed when the strip is placed in contact. The attachment between the strip and the test panel substrate is “standardized” by rolling a 4.5 pound rubber coated roller over the strip that is in longitudinal contact with the test panel. Other common considerations between the procedure for measuring peel strength and the ASTM 3330 test include:
• Speed at which the strip peels from the test panel (180 ° apart) = 12 inches / minute • Linear contact of the strip to the test panel at the start of strength data collection = at least 4 inches Time specification. In order to grasp the difference in adhesiveness depending on the conditions, the peel strength was measured under two standing time conditions.
Without aging = 5 to 10 minutes With aging = slightly over 50 hours (The standing time has a considerable effect on the strength value. Conventionally, after the standing time of 1 hour, the peel strength starts to increase to a measurable level. Will approach a maximum value after approximately 24 hours.)
• Repeat test article = 2 to 8 times depending on sample • Peel strength = “real time” strength recorded every 2 inch interval after 1 inch peel between strip and substrate The average is calculated.

  Generally, the test procedure follows the steps described in the ASTM-3330 test, but passes a 4.5 pound roller only once, not twice, in the length direction beyond the top of the strip and test panel. I let you.

  Individual specimen measurements are averaged for each sample and the standard deviation and resulting coefficient of change (% COV) determined using statistical analysis commonly used for recording purposes. It was.

  Two types of procedures, Procedures 1 and 2, were used to define a quantitative measure of adhesion expressed as peel strength. Procedure 1 measured the peel strength between selected sensitive adhesive tapes for stainless steel. Procedure 2 measured the peel strength between the glove film and the pressure sensitive adhesive tape where reversible glove / gown attachment was seen under certain conditions.

Three adhesive tapes, reversible, very weak, or very strong, were prepared to represent glove types that can be attached to gloves and gowns. These adhesive tapes shown in Table 1 were formed into 1 inch wide strips, bonded to stainless steel test panels and further tested according to Procedure 1. Procedure 1 is done in ASTM 3330 test A when using a single coated tape strip and in test C when using a double coated tape strip, but is attached to a stainless steel test panel as described above. There is an exception to (through the roller once for standard mounting of the strip to steel). The peel strength between these tape strips and the stainless steel test panel was measured under the conditions of a standing time without aging. Table 1 shows the average value of the peel strength for each group of test article sets, along with the coefficient of change value (COV%) representing the change due to repetition.




Table 1

  The double-coated tape shown as Tape 2 in Table 1 provides reversible glove and gown attachment for some conditions (including glove type and attachment period), but not for all conditions. It was observed that the tape was selected for further peel strength testing. Procedure 2 was followed to measure the peel strength between the various glove films and tape 2 during the standing time both with and without aging. Procedure 2 is performed at a stage similar to that shown in ASTM 3330 Test A described above, and Test D measures the adhesion of the “release liner” to the adhesive tape.

  Specifically in procedure 2, the film was cut from various gloves into 1 inch wide strips and adhered to a test panel substrate consisting of tape 2. When preparing a test panel substrate, the tape 2 strip is either on the steel plate, either in the peel direction (vertically) or perpendicular to the peel (horizontal) direction, in order to assess the importance of the bonding direction. Aligned. The orthogonal arrangement was used to approximate the arrangement of adhesive tapes used when determining glove performance observations for the gown.

Three films were selected to show typical ranges commonly used for single-use gloves. These are the following three.
-NRL = Kimberly-Clark ^* SAFESKIN ^* PF Natural rubber film used in powderless latex surgical gloves (stock code 54460)-Vinyl = Kimberly-Clark ^* Safeskin ^* Powderless synthetic test gloves (no powder vinyl, stock code) 55032) Vinyl film used in HDPE = High-density polyethylene 0.6 mm film

The peel strength values between these glove films and the tape 2 test panel substrate are recorded in Table 2 under the conditions of no aging and standing time with aging. These values are the average of the individual results in each group of the test set, and the coefficient of change values (COV%) are when the procedure is modified to quantitate the adhesion of the glove film to the adhesive tape It represents the fluctuation of








Table 2

  This result shows the similarity of the average values of the NRL and vinyl glove films to the HDPE film and shows the effect of aging which increases the peel strength for at least 3 diffractions for the adhesive condition with aging.

Actual characteristics for reversible glove / gown attachment were observed for adhesive and glove combinations using the glove materials shown in Table 2 and various materials for adhesive attachment. These materials, either adhesive tapes with high friction surfaces or stretchable wraps, are identified as follows.
Tape 1, 2 or 3 is as shown in Table 1.
Lap 1 = Johnson & Johnson Hurt-Free tape. Coated with a surface modifier to create a high friction surface, self-adhesive to a limited extent, but consisting of an extensible wrap that is not appreciably tacky to a glove film or gown fabric . (Described in US Pat. No. 5,503,908)
Wrap 2 = 3M NEXCARE ^* Adhesive wrap. Coated with a surface modifier to form a high friction surface similar to Wrap 1, which is self-adhesive but consists of a stretchable wrap that is not appreciably tacky to a glove film or gown fabric .

In order to seek one with a satisfactory reversible attachment, a glove and gown attachment system was formed using a combination of various gloves and adhesive materials. The gloves shown in Table 2 were attached to the sleeve using the attachment materials described above in the following manner.
1. A large ULTRA ^* surgical gown (stock number # 95111) sleeve woven cuff available from Kimberly-Clark Corporation was stretched over the mandrel to a circumference of 9.25 inches.
2. Near the edge of the gown cuff, the mounting strip was attached to the stretched gown cuff so as to form a band within 1 inch wide. (If the material at the gown cuff interface lacks adhesive properties, attachment to the gown cuff was achieved via Scotch ^* 665 double-coated tape.)
3. Each glove selected was placed over the gown cuffs and the respective mounting strips for a specific standing time with or without aging.
4). The gloves attached to the gown cuffs were removed from the mandrel after a certain standing time to reach equilibrium dimensions. (The use of non-elastic tape prevented the glove or gown cuff interface from shrinking completely to the initial dimensions of the gown or glove cuff.)

With the glove and gown cuff interface established, both the gown and the attached glove were worn in one continuous movement of the arm and the observations of the properties were recorded in Table 3. Depending on whether the glove has not been peeled off and it has been successful to wear both the gown and the glove, if it was desired to prevent the removal of the glove, it should be acceptable (ie can) and removed. The reversible nature of the attachment was categorized as unacceptable (ie not possible) if it was difficult or if the gloves were torn.

Table 3

Performance correlation to peel strength • Unacceptable wearing properties of gloves attached to gown sleeves via wraps 1 & 2 and tape 1 are due to the poor adhesion properties of these materials. According to Table 1, for tape 1 with an average peel strength range of 55 grams / inch without aging at 60% COV, a mounting strip having a peel strength attachment of less than 100 grams / inch on a stainless steel plate is It has been found that the adhesion is insufficient to maintain glove attachment to the gown sleeve according to the present invention.
The unacceptable performance seen when removing gloves attached to the gown sleeve with tape 3 is due to “strong” adhesive properties. According to Table 1, for tape 3 with an average aging strength of 2327 grams / inch at 12% COV and 2327 grams / inch, a mounting strip having a peel strength attachment greater than 2000 grams / inch on a stainless steel plate is This is not suitable for the reversible mounting mode.
• Acceptable pressure sensitive adhesives for use in the present invention are those having an average peel strength in the range of about 100 to 2000 grams / inch for stainless steel. The tape 2 pressure sensitive adhesive, according to Table 1, shows an acceptable non-aging peel strength value of 641 grams / inch at 13% COV on average. Based on this adhesive performance to the glove film, the peel strength value for acceptable attachment of the present invention can be further characterized as a range of 40 to 290 grams / inch for the glove film.

  Thus, although the invention has been described with reference to certain specific embodiments and examples, it will be understood that the invention is capable of further modifications. This application is therefore subject to the general principles of this application and to the extent that such application is within the scope of the claims appended hereto as well known or used in the technical field to which this invention belongs. It is intended that the scope of the invention include modifications, uses, or adaptations of the invention in any form that departs from the disclosure.

1 is a partial side view of an embodiment of a protective garment according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a garment sleeve and gloves according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram of a process for manufacturing the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Protective clothing 12 Body part 14 Neck part 16 Sleeve 18 Seam 20 Proximal end part 22 Distal end part 24 Outer surface 26 Cuff 32 Gloves 34 Overlapping area 36 Interface 40 Terminal part

Claims (20)

Protective clothing,
A clothing body having at least one sleeve;
Gloves,
An adhesive applied between the first surface of the glove and the first surface of the sleeve;
And the adhesive forms an interface between the glove and the garment body, and the glove can be removed from the garment body without damaging the glove or the garment body. .   The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the interface includes at least one continuous ring of the adhesive.   The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the interface serves as a barrier that prevents liquid from flowing into an inner portion of the protective garment.   While the adhesive remains substantially on one of the first surfaces, the glove breaks the glove when a peel strength of about 40 grams / inch to about 290 grams / inch is applied to the interface. The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the protective garment can be peeled from the garment without any problems.   The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is applied to one of the first surfaces and remains without moving to the other of the first surfaces.   The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive.   The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the garment body is clean room garment.   The protective garment according to claim 1, wherein the garment body is a surgical gown. Protective clothing,
A clothing body having at least one sleeve;
Gloves,
An adhesive applied on a surface selected from the group consisting of an inner surface of the glove and an outer surface of the sleeve;
Including
The adhesive forms an interface between the two surfaces and has sufficient adhesion to remain substantially attached to the applied surface without causing damage to the interface Having sufficient strength to be able to wear the clothing,
The glove is removed from the garment body by breaking the interface, does not cause damage to the surface of the glove or garment body, and the adhesive does not move from the applied surface. Protective clothing characterized by that.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the garment body is a garment for a clean room.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the garment body is a surgical gown.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the adhesive is applied to the sleeve.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the adhesive is applied to the glove.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the interface serves as a barrier that prevents liquid from flowing into an inner part of the protective garment.   The protective garment of claim 9, wherein the glove peels from the garment when a peel strength of about 40 grams / inch to about 290 grams / inch is applied to the interface.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the interface includes at least one band of the adhesive.   The protective garment according to claim 15, wherein the belt is continuous around the sleeve.   The protective garment according to claim 9, wherein the adhesive includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive.   The protective garment of claim 9, comprising a cuff formed at the distal end of the sleeve, wherein the adhesive is applied proximal to the cuff. A surgical gown,
A gown body with two sleeves;
Removable gloves combined with each sleeve;
An adhesive applied to the inner surface of each glove to attach the glove to the gown sleeve;
And the adhesive has sufficient strength to allow the surgical gown to be worn without the glove peeling from the sleeve, the glove being the glove, the sleeve, or the gown. A surgical gown which is removable from the sleeve by peeling off the glove from the sleeve without causing damage to the main body.

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