Surgical glove system

Abstract

A surgical system including a surgical glove having support systems such as, but not limited to, lights, electrical cautery, suction, and irrigation. The surgical glove may include one or more lights, electrical cautery, suction, and irrigation positioned on distal ends of fingers of the surgical glove. The support systems may be controlled with switches positioned on the fingers upon which each support system is positioned. The switches may be operable with the thumb on the human hand upon which the surgical glove is attached. The surgical system may also include a surgical gown having a connection system for attaching support conduit to the surgical gown. The surgical system enables a surgeon to have a plurality of support systems immediately available and reduces entanglement problems endemic with conventional systems.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the presently disclosed invention and, together with the description, disclose the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a view of a palm, otherwise referred to as a volar aspect, of a right glove of the surgical system.

FIG. 2 is a view of a back of the glove shown in FIG. 1, otherwise referred to as a dorsal aspect.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a right hand glove of the surgical system.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a right hand glove of the surgical system with fingers of the glove in another position.

FIG. 5 is a view of a surgeon wearing the surgical glove of FIG. 1 and a surgical gown.

FIG. 6 is back view of a surgical gown of the surgical system with a partial cutaway of a sleeve of the surgical gown.

FIG. 7 is a detail view of a connection system of the surgical gown taken at line 7-7 in FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the surgical glove in which the electrical cautery is positioned to be used.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the surgical glove in which the suction system is positioned to be used.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the surgical glove in which the irrigation system is positioned to be used.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the surgical glove in which the light source is being used.

Claims

1. A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising: attaching a first surgical support system to a person conducting the surgical procedure before commencing the surgical procedure, wherein at least one surgical instrument is attached to the first surgical support system such that the at least one surgical instrument extends proximate to a hand and distal to a wrist of the person;wherein the first surgical support system remains attached to the person throughout the surgical procedure eliminating need to retrieve surgical implements that otherwise rest on a surgical field.

2. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 1, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system to the person, wherein the first surgical support system is attached to a surgical glove such that the at least one surgical instrument attached to the surgical glove may be operated by the person to which the surgical glove is attached.

3. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 2, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system to the person, further comprising a first switch coupled to the glove for controlling the first surgical support system on the glove by the person to which the surgical glove is attached.

4. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 2, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system comprising at least one light source coupled to a distal, dorsal surface index finger of the glove.

5. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 2, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system comprising at least one suction port to a distal, volar radial surface of a long finger of the glove.

6. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 2, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system comprising at least one irrigation port to a distal, volar radial surface of a little finger of the glove.

7. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 2, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system comprising at least one electrical cautery source coupled to a distal, volar surface of an index finger of the glove.

8. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 2, further comprising attaching a second surgical support system the glove and a second switch coupled to the glove for controlling the second surgical support system on the glove.

9. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 8, wherein attaching the second surgical support system comprises attaching the second surgical support system selected from the group consisting of at least one light source, at least one suction port, at least one irrigation port, at least one electrical cautery source and at least one ultrasonic cutting and coagulating surgical device.

10. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 3, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises at least one switch controllable with a thumb of a human hand upon which the glove is fitted.

11. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 3, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises at least one switch positioned on a finger of the glove containing the first surgical support system.

12. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 3, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises an electrical cautery switch positioned on a radial aspect of an index finger of the glove.

13. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 3, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises at least one switch being a suction port control switch positioned on a volar, radial aspect of a long finger of the glove.

14. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 3, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises the at least one switch being an irrigation switch attached to a volar radial aspect of a little finger of the glove.

15. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 3, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises the at least one switch being a light source control switch positioned on a volar, ulnar aspect of a finger on which a light source is attached.

16. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 1, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system to the person, wherein the first surgical support system is selected from the group consisting of at least one light source, at least one suction port, at least one irrigation port, at least one electrical cautery device and at least one ultrasonic cutting and coagulating surgical device.

17. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 1, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching a surgical gown to which the first surgical system is attached to the person, wherein the surgical gown is formed from a body adapted to fit onto a torso of a human, a first sleeve extending from the body and sized to extend from a shoulder of the human to a hand of the human, a second sleeve extending from an opposite upper corner of the body and sized to extend from a shoulder of the human to a second hand of the human; and a connection system for attaching support conduit for at least one of the light source, the suction port, the irrigation port, and the electrical cautery device to the surgical gown.

18. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 17, wherein attaching the surgical gown to which the first surgical system is attached to the person wherein the surgical gown comprises attachment devices on lateral aspects of forearm, upper arm, lateral shoulder, scapular, and lower lateral back areas of the surgical gown to retain support conduits extending from the glove, along an arm of a human, over a shoulder of the human, and along a back of the human.

19. A method of performing a surgical procedure, comprising: attaching a surgical gown to a person conducting the surgical procedure before commencing the surgical procedure, wherein the surgical gown comprises at least one glove and a first surgical support system coupled to the at least one glove, wherein the first surgical support system comprises at least one surgical instrument attached to the first surgical support system such that the at least one surgical instrument extends proximate to a hand and distal to a wrist of the person;wherein the first surgical support system remains attached to the person throughout the surgical procedure eliminating need to retrieve surgical implements that otherwise rest on a surgical field.

20. The method of performing the surgical procedure of claim 19, wherein attaching the first surgical support system to the person comprises attaching the first surgical support system to the person, wherein the first surgical support system is selected from the group consisting of at least one light source, at least one suction port, at least one irrigation port, at least one electrical cautery source and at least one ultrasonic cutting and coagulating surgical device.