US5080108A
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Surgical drape
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-04-06
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Granted: 1992-01-14
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Expires: 2010-04-06
Abstract
Abstract A sterile surgical drape sufficiently wide to circumferentially cover and enclose a non-sterile element such as tubing and a junction between the non-sterile element and a sterile element includes a malleable strip adhered to the inside of the drape, the strip being bent around the non-sterile element that the drape covers. The malleable strip maintains the drape around the non-sterile element so that it will not contaminate a sterile field. The drape may be adhered to a sterile field by means of adhesive strips on the outside of the drape. The drape includes adhesive strips along its side to hold the drape closed about the non-sterile element. The drape may also include a pair of holes so that it may be hung from an IV pole to enclose the IV pole.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert A. Roth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/10; A61M39/16; A61M39/165; A61B; A61B46/00; A61B46/10; A61B46/20; A61B2046/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A sterile surgical drape mounted upon a non-sterile IV pole having crossbars at the top thereof and about non-sterile devices, tubing, wires, cables, and the like which depend from said IV pole; said drape comprising a generally flat piece of sterile material having a top, bottom and side edges; said flat piece of sterile material having a length from top to bottom substantially greater than its width from side to side, a pair of apertures through said piece of sterile material, said apertures being disposed generally on opposite sides of the piece of sterile material and generally adjacent the top of the piece of sterile material, said apertures cooperating with said crossbars to support said drape from said crossbars so that substantially the entire length of the piece of sterile material extends downwardly from the crossbars; and closure means along the sides of the drape for maintaining said drape closed around said associated devices, wires, cables, tubing, and the like.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A sterile surgical drape mounted upon a non-sterile IV pole having crossbars at the top thereof and about non-sterile devices, tubing, wires, cables, and the like which depend from said IV pole; said drape comprising a generally flat piece of sterile material having a top, bottom and side edges; said flat piece of sterile material having a length from top to bottom substantially greater than its width from side to side, a pair of apertures through said piece of sterile material, said apertures being disposed generally on opposite sides of the piece of sterile material and generally adjacent the top of the piece of sterile material, said apertures cooperating with said crossbars to support said drape from said crossbars so that substantially the entire length of the piece of sterile material extends downwardly from the crossbars; and closure means along the sides of the drape for maintaining said drape closed around said associated devices, wires, cables, tubing, and the like.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The sterile drape of claim 1, wherein said drape further includes malleable means for conforming said drape to the shape of said associated devices and for holding the drape in place about said associated devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The sterile drape of claim 2, wherein said malleable means comprises at least one malleable strip midway between said edges of said drape and at the opposite end of the drape from said apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The sterile drape of claim 3, further including a transparent window through the drape at the location of the malleable strip so that said malleable strip is visible.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The sterile drape of claim 1, wherein said drape is liquid resistant.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-01-13 | 1995-07-15 | 1996-01-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-01-13 | 1999-07-15 | 2000-01-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-01-13 | 2003-07-15 | 2004-01-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |