Sterile body suit apparatus, system, and method
A sterile body suit apparatus, system, and method is provided. In certain embodiments, the sterile body suit apparatus includes a helmet member, an upper extremity member, and control interface as well as means components for respiration, ingestion and audio communication. The upper extremity may be defined by a torso, a first arm, and a second arm, and an egestion component. In some embodiments, the sterile body suit may further include components for temperature control and tactile sensation. A method for use may include: providing one or more mobile computing devices; providing one or more body suits at an environment having a local computing device; and, at the one or more mobile computing devices, a suit selection, generating and transmitting-a suit selection notification, and receiving-the suit selection notification; and preparing and delivering, at the environment, the one or more body suits to one or more wearers.
1 . A sterile body suit, comprising an upper extremity member defined by a torso portion, a first arm portion, and a second arm portion;
a helmet member, the helmet member having
a) a face portion and a head portion defining an interior cavity having an interior surface;
b) a respiratory means comprising a particulate filter, suction system, and air ejection system and configured to draw ambient air through the particulate filter via a rear-facing vent disposed along the interior surface of the helmet member, and an air ejection system configured to discharge exhaled air through one or more vents disposed near a top portion of the helmet member; and
c) an ingestion means for drinking, eating, and vaping comprising one or more self-contained cannisters releasably couplable directly to and supported by the face portion of the helmet and in communication with one or more supply nozzles through which the contents of the one or more cannisters are supplied to a wearer; and
an audio communication means;
a control interface means; and
a power supply;
wherein the sterile body suit is configured to be worn over a user's upper extremities, such that the sterile body suit terminates above the wearer's waist, and leaves the wearer's lower extremities uncovered.
2 . The sterile body suit of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature control means.
3 . The sterile body suit of claim 2 , wherein the temperature control means comprises an air-purifying ventilation system.
4 . The sterile body suit of claim 1 , further comprising a tactile sensation means comprising one or more of haptic actuators, electromuscular stimulators, or transcutaneous electrical neural stimulators operative to actively generate tactile feedback to the wearer corresponding to touch and pressure interactions with the sterile body suit.
5 . The sterile body suit of claim 1 , wherein the control interface means comprises a body interface device disposed along the helmet member or the upper extremity member, or a mobile computing device.
6 . The sterile body suit of claim 5 , wherein the body interface device comprises an intelligent assistant operative to provide voice recognition services.