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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7671302 | Thermal treatment system instrument rack and method of selectively thermally treating medical instrument portions A system according to the present invention includes a cabinet, a basin positioned within the cabinet to contain and thermally treat a liquid bath, and a support assembly that stabilizes a surgical scope. The support assembly may include a first support that elevate... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7418966 | Surgical drape and method of detecting fluid and leaks in thermal treatment system basins A drape according to the present invention is constructed of or includes conductive and insulating drape segments and is disposed over a top surface of a thermal treatment system having a basin recessed therein. A portion of the drape is pushed down into, and confor... | 09/02/2008 |
| 5653938 | Method and apparatus for ensuring sterility of surgical drapes used with surgical equipment The sterility of a drape for use on surgical equipment is ensured by the use of bar codes and a microprocessor. When a drape containing a bar code is placed on the corresponding surgical equipment, a bar code reader ascertains the bar code on the drape. A... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5615423 | Surgical drape with placement indicia A sterile surgical drape for use with a system for thermally treating sterile medium is accomplished by a drape including indicia symbolically directing placement of the drape over the system. The system may include a single or plurality of basins for the... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5551240 | Method and apparatus for maintaining temperature control of sterile fluid Sterile surgical fluid is maintained at substantially its freezing temperature to prevent both melting and formation of solid ice pieces in surgical slush and to provide a supply of near freezing fully liquid phase sterile fluid as required. Slush is init... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5502980 | Sterile drape for use in making surgical slush A sterile drape assembly includes a sheet of sterile drape material bonded to a disk-like member. The drape establishes a sterile field atop a surgical slush machine and is conformable to a cooling basin to provide a drape container impervious to the ster... | 04/02/1996 |
