When and by who were surgical masks invented???

Hello I really need to know WHO and WHEN surgical makes were first invented and WHERE it was invented. ThanksWhen and by who were surgical masks invented???
James LeVoy Sorenson. Sorenson holds roughly 60 patents, and is credited with a number of medical inventions including the disposable surgical mask. Utah?When and by who were surgical masks invented???
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all i could find sorry