Combination anesthesia circuit holder and patient protection device and method of use

1. A combination anesthesia circuit holder and patient protection device apparatus configured to be worn on a head of a patient so as to cover at least the patient's eyes and further configured to temporarily secure an anesthesia circuit during an oral or facial surgical procedure, the anesthesia circuit comprising at least one connector and at least one hose, the apparatus comprising:

a body formed as a hat having a circumferentially continuous perimeter portion defining an opening configured for receipt of the head of the patient and the body further having a top portion integral with the perimeter portion so as to form the hat, wherein the hat is configured to enclose and receive the head of the patient within the hat, the perimeter portion having a perimeter outer surface and the top portion having a top outer surface;

a single pad positioned at the perimeter portion and integral with the body or inserted into a pocket of the body, the pad configured for being positioned over at least the eyes of the patient when the hat is positioned on the head of the patient, wherein the pad is located entirely within a front half of the body; and

at least two strap assemblies formed on the body, the at least two strap assemblies comprising a front strap assembly positioned on the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body and a top strap assembly offset vertically from the front strap assembly and positioned on the top outer surface of the top portion of the body, the at least two strap assemblies configured to cooperate to temporarily secure the anesthesia circuit such that the at least one connector and the at least one hose are flush with at least the perimeter outer surface;

wherein the apparatus is configured to provide protection of at least the eyes of the patient while simultaneously being configured to secure the anesthesia circuit in a low-profile configuration with the at least one connector and the at least one hose snugged down onto the body via the at least two strap assemblies and thus with minimal interference with an oral or facial surgical site; and

wherein the front strap assembly overlays the pad.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pad is removably engaged with the perimeter portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising the pocket formed on a perimeter inner surface of the perimeter portion and configured for removable receipt of the pad.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the pocket is formed by a panel affixed to the perimeter inner surface along opposite substantially vertical side seams and further along a bottom seam offset from a lower perimeter edge of the perimeter portion of the body so as to define a pocket opening toward the top portion of the body for the removable receipt of the pad.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein a lower perimeter edge of the perimeter portion defines the opening in the body opposite the top portion, and the top portion defines an apex of the body, whereby a distance across the opening defines a nominal width of the body and a distance from the opening to the apex defines a nominal height of the body.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the nominal height is at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the nominal width.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the nominal height is at least seven inches (7 in.).

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pad is formed having opposite side edges, a bottom edge, and a top edge, wherein a distance between the opposite side edges is in the range of four to six inches (4-6 in.) and the distance between the bottom and the top edge is at least five inches (5 in.).

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the front strap assembly comprises a front first strap portion affixed at one end to the perimeter outer surface and a front second strap portion affixed to the perimeter outer surface along a length of the front second strap portion, wherein the front second strap portion is substantially parallel to and offset from a lower perimeter edge of the perimeter portion and adjacent to and substantially aligned with the front first strap portion, whereby the front first strap portion is selectively and temporarily engageable with the front second strap portion, the front strap assembly being configured to selectively secure one of the at least one connector or the at least one hose of the anesthesia circuit between the front first strap portion and the front second strap portion and flush with the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the top strap assembly comprises a top first strap portion affixed at one end to the top outer surface and a top second strap portion affixed to the top outer surface along a length of the top second strap portion, wherein the top second strap portion is offset from the front second strap portion and adjacent to and substantially aligned with the top first strap portion, whereby the top first strap portion is selectively and temporarily engageable with the top second strap portion, the top strap assembly being configured to selectively secure one of the at least one connector or the at least one hose of the anesthesia circuit between the top first strap portion and the top second strap portion flush with the top outer surface of the top portion of the body, wherein the front strap assembly and the top strap assembly are configured to snug down the anesthesia circuit along the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body and the top outer surface of the top portion of the body.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least two strap assemblies further comprise at least one side strap assembly positioned on the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body, wherein the at least one side strap assembly is offset circumferentially to the front strap assembly and wherein the at least one side strap is oriented at an angle relative to a direction along which the front strap assembly extends.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one side strap assembly extends in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a direction the front strap assembly extends along.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the at least one side strap assembly comprises a first side strap assembly and a second side strap assembly positioned on opposite sides of the body.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the at least one side strap assembly comprises a side first strap portion affixed at one end to the perimeter outer surface and a side second strap portion affixed to the perimeter outer surface along a length of the side second strap portion, wherein the side second strap portion is adjacent to and substantially aligned with the side first strap portion, whereby the side first strap portion is selectively and temporarily engageable with the side second strap portion, the at least one side strap assembly being configured to selectively secure the at least one hose of the anesthesia circuit between the side first strap portion and the side second strap portion flush with the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body wherein the front strap assembly and the at least one side strap assembly are configured to snug down the anesthesia circuit along the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the perimeter portion comprises opposite breathable side inserts.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:

each of the at least two strap assemblies comprise a first strap portion affixed at one end to the body and a second strap portion affixed along a length of the second strap portion to the body, wherein the second strap portion is substantially aligned with the first strap portion; and

the first strap portion comprises a first fastener portion and the second strap portion comprises a second fastener portion, the first fastener portion and the second fastener portion configured for selective engagement in temporarily securing the first strap portion relative to the second strap portion.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the pad is integral with the perimeter portion.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body is of unitary construction.

19. A combination anesthesia circuit holder and patient protection device apparatus configured to be worn on a head of a patient so as to cover at least the patient's eyes and further configured to temporarily secure an anesthesia circuit during an oral or facial surgical procedure, the anesthesia circuit comprising at least one connector and at least one hose, the apparatus comprising:

a body having a circumferentially continuous perimeter portion defining an opening configured for receipt of the head of the patient and the body further having a top portion integral with the perimeter portion, the perimeter portion having a perimeter outer surface and the top portion having a top outer surface;

a single pad positioned at the perimeter portion of the body and extending from the perimeter portion towards the top portion of the body such that the pad is configured for being positioned over at least the eyes of the patient when the body is positioned on the head of the patient, wherein the pad is located entirely within a front half of the body; and

at least three strap assemblies formed on the body, the at least three strap assemblies comprising a front strap assembly positioned on the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body, at least one side strap assembly positioned on the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body offset circumferentially from the front strap assembly and oriented at an angle with respect to a direction along which the front strap assembly extends, and a top strap assembly offset vertically from the front strap assembly and positioned on the top outer surface of the top portion of the body, the at least three strap assemblies configured to cooperate to temporarily secure the anesthesia circuit such that the at least one connector and the at least one hose are flush with one or more of the perimeter outer surface and the top outer surface;

wherein the apparatus is configured to provide protection of at least the eyes of the patient while simultaneously being configured to secure the anesthesia circuit in a low-profile configuration with the at least one connector and the at least one hose snugged down onto the body via two of the at least three strap assemblies and thus with minimal interference with an oral or facial surgical site, whereby the front strap assembly and the top strap assembly are configured to snug down the anesthesia circuit along the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body and the top outer surface of the top portion of the body, and the front strap assembly and the at least one side strap assembly are configured to snug down the anesthesia circuit along the perimeter outer surface of the perimeter portion of the body.