Rene Kapik, Greensboro, NC; and Gary Pinkelton, Greensboro, NC.
Assigned to Precision Fabrics Group, Inc., Greensboro, NC.

Filed: 5/6/15
Issued: 3/13/18

A surgical towel comprising an absorbent fibrous substrate having a binder material that limits lint particle generation to 5,000 or less according to INDA standard test 160.1, wherein the surgical towel is a nonwoven fabric, and the fibrous substrate comprises one or more nonwoven layers comprising non-absorbing synthetic fibers, a silicone based wetting agent, and the binder material in an amount of about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the fibrous substrate, and wherein the towel has a weight of less than about 10 ounces per square yard and has an absorbent capacity of greater than about 250%.