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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120017921 | Cranial surgical drape A drape for use in cranial surgical procedures including a sterile sheet and a plurality of fluid-collection reservoirs surrounding a cranial region fenestration. The drape further can include a thoracic region fenestration for concurrent or directly subsequent thoracic... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110290262 | Catheter Tray, Packaging System, Instruction Insert, and Associated Methods A tray (100) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly (700), includes a first compartment (101), a second compartment (102), and a third compartment (103). The catheter assembly (700) and devices as... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110240039 | SURGICAL DRAPE HAVING TEARABLE SHEET A surgical drape having a tearable first sheet, the first sheet including at least one notch disposed at a periphery of the first sheet and an imperforate portion extending from the at least one notch to at least one fenestration, wherein tearing the first sheet via the... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110197897 | ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT, AND DEVICE USED FOR ACTIVE PROTECTION OF INCISION MARGINS AND INCORPORATING SUCH AN ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT The invention relates to an antibacterial agent comprising, as active product, a haemostatic contact tissue with an acid pH combined with povidone iodine, the haemostatic contact tissue being regenerated or non-regenerated oxidized cellulose. It also relates to a device... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110048432 | U-wraped examination drape An new Improved Medical Examination Drape Designed in the shape of a pair of pants, a garment used in Hospital's, Clinics, and Doctors office's, to provide privacy, and coverage over the female patients entire lower body portion from the waistband down covering, the leg... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20100319713 | SURGICAL DRAPE AND METHOD PROVIDING A STERILE SURFACE THEREWITH A surgical drape and method of providing a sterile surface therewith is provided. The drape is configured to cover an upper portion of a radiation shield and includes a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield. The flex... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100300459 | DRAPE AND METHOD OF USING SAME A drape or wrap, kit, and methods of use thereof. The drape may be used with an infant. The drape may be a sheet of biocompatible medical grade plastic such as polyethylene. The sheet may be substantially: sterile, without static, transparent, non-abrasive to skin of th... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100292580 | SEPTIC BARRIERS AND OTHER AIDS FOR AUTOFLUORESCENCE VISUALIZATION AND OTHER OPTICAL INTERROGATION Septic barriers interposed between a target tissue such as an oral or vaginal cavity, exposed epidermis, or wound or surgical site, and a user and his/her optical interrogation instruments to reduce cross-infection and/or contamination. In certain embodiments, the septi... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100286669 | DEVICES FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN MANIPULATORS AND SURGICAL TOOLS A device, system and method for interfacing between an end effector of a manipulator and a surgical tool. Embodiments may include an upper tool holder element and a lower tool holder element. Embodiments may also include a drape between the end effector and the manipula... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100200002 | STERILE SURGICAL DRAPE An improved sterile drape, system, and method for draping portions of a telerobotic surgical system are provided. In one embodiment, a sterile drape includes an exterior surface adjacent to a sterile field for performing a surgical procedure, and an interior surface for... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100186754 | Surgical Drapes with Window A surgical drape has an impermeable cloth with a window providing access to the surgical site. The cloth has two peelable impermeable films which are a continuation of one another and are sealed together by a heat weld making it possible to separate the films by peeling... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180901 | CONFORMABLE DRAPE SYSTEM A conformable drape system is disclosed that at least partially envelops an extremity or other portion of the body, for use during surgery or for the treatment of injuries. The drape may include a drape fabric, a flexible diaphragm positioned near a boundary of the ster... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100170520 | ANGIOGRAPHY SURGICAL DRAPE A surgical drape including a clear plastic substrate which is substantially impervious to liquids. The substrate is positionable over a patient with a first surface of the substrate generally engaging the patient. The substrate has an aperture formed therein which affor... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20090277460 | Operating Drapes with a Window The invention relates to an operating drape formed by an impermeable web that has a window (3) for access to the operating site, characterized in that the web consists of two impermeable sheets (10,20) held together, one along the extension of the other, i... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090255541 | STERILE RADIOLOGICAL DRAPE A collapsible sterile drape designed to encase the non-sterile portion of a radiological unit is provided. The sterile radiological drape is designed to expand to encompass the radiological unit as it rotates into and is move through the sterile field for imaging during... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090241970 | Drape for Clean Operation A drape for clean operation is a flexible bag-shaped structure for maintaining a substantially closed operating space around an operation site. The bag-shaped structure comprises a bottom wall 1 and a transparent top wall 2 and has a closed proximal end 10/01/2009 | |
| 20090178685 | Surgical drape and system having a barrier for preventing the start of a surgical procedure and methods for using same A surgical drape, system and method of using comprise a surgical drape having a fenestration to be placed over a surgical site of a patient. The surgical drape includes a barrier removably attached to the surgical drape and adapted for placement over a portion of the fe... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090099519 | ADVANCED ABDOMINAL DRESSING FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE POSTOPERATIVE HYPOTHERMIC PATIENTS WITH AN OPEN ABDOMEN An apparatus for abdominal dressing that adds liquid coils in the form of a manifold is disclosed. The manifold includes heating coils to warm the bowel with heated water in a counter current method. This takes advantage of the large surface area of the bowel to exchang... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080283064 | Surgical drape with position assisting fenestration A surgical drape has a fenestration configured to aid in identifying an anatomical point of interest and positioning the fenestration at the surgical site. In one preferred form, the surgical drape has a chevron-shaped fenestration for positioning the fenestration relat... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080149112 | Surgical covering material A surgical covering material formed by extruding a sheet, either by a blown film or a cast film process. The upper exposed layer of the material is made by using a foaming agent to create elongated depressions that are surrounded by raised areas. The alternating raised ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080047567 | SURGICAL DRAPING SYSTEM A draping system provides a continuous sterile field between a patient incision area and one or more medical practitioners. The draping system has a quick release system incorporated into the drape that enables a medical practitioner to separate from the continuous ster... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080041399 | Sterile Enclosures An inflatable sterile enclosure is disclosed comprising a flexible membrane and at least a pair of rigid or semi-rigid panels which are arranged to pivot outwardly relative to one another on each side of the enclosure as it is inflated. At least one of the panels is tra... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080006279 | Drapes A surgical drape for use in tracheostomy procedures has a main body region and a transparent region arranged to extend over the head of the patient. An incise aperture is formed in the body region close to the transparent head region. An adhesive border around the patie... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070267028 | Surgical Drape The invention concerns a novel surgical drape with a first fenestration for an incise film and a collection pouch related to this film for surgical residues according to the state of the art, characterized by the fact that the drape features at least one further fenestr... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070113859 | Medical drape A medical drape is disclosed. The drape comprises a main portion having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a second edge, a top, and a bottom. The first and second edges are positioned opposite one another. The top and the bottom are positioned opposite one other.... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070079834 | Fenestrated extremity surgical drape A fenestrated extremity surgical drape has improved seal integrity to reduce the occurrence of pathogenic contamination at the surgical site via migration through the seal. The seal has a non-linear configuration to eliminate uneven stress concentrations commonly locate... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070023053 | Surgical drape with an integral underbuttocks portion A surgical drape for use during surgery on a patient includes a sheet configured for covering at least a portion of the patient during the surgery. The drape includes a first sheet portion having a size and configuration to overlie the patient during the medical procedu... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070017529 | Surgical Drape Having a Fluid Collection Pouch with an Inflatable Rim According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus used for collecting fluids during a medical procedure includes a fluid collection pouch having an open end, an inflatable bladder substantially surrounding a perimeter of the open end, and a pump coupled to the ... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060207609 | Covering for an aseptic treatment site A covering for an aseptic treatment site is disclosed. An exemplary covering includes a substrate defining an aperture which permits selective access to an aseptic treatment site on a patient; and a transparent cover is borne by the substrate and which is removably affi... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060201521 | Surgical drape adapted for use with radiological equipment A surgical drape provides a volume to accommodate radiological equipment such as a C-arm x-ray device without pulling the bottom of the drape up which could otherwise interrupt the sterile field. In one preferred embodiment, the space is created with pleated or gathered... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060191540 | Disposable medical or surgical procedure drape and attached instruments A disposable sterile medical or surgical procedure drape with pre-attached disposable sterile instruments for use in a selected medical or surgical procedure is provided. The disposable sterile medical or surgical procedure drape basically comprises a drape having a siz... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060191541 | Surgical drape and panel assembly A disposable surgical drape for use in cardiovascular surgical procedures which may optionally be used to isolate a sterile pumping mechanism from a non-sterile pump driving mechanism and/or provide support for medical equipment, such as medical tubing. ... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060169290 | Surgical drape with extensible instrument holder straps A surgical drape for use during surgery of a patient includes a sheet that is configured for covering at least a portion of the patient during surgery. At least one instrument holder strap is attached to a front surface of the drape, the strap having a first end affixed... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060150987 | Operating room draping system and method for using the same Disposable operating room draping systems are disclosed. Methods of using disposable operating room draping systems are also disclosed. ... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060137693 | Surgical drape with patient restraining/positioning device A surgical drape for use during surgery on a patient includes a sheet configured for covering at least a portion of the patient during the surgery. At least one pair of straps are configured on an underside of the sheet and extend in generally opposite directions latera... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060124139 | Sterile ocular cover and method A sterile ocular cover for an eye during surgery which includes a sheet member with a centrally located hole. The sheet member is made from a flexible material and it is designed to be placed over and in contact with the surface of the conjunctiva. The hole is slightly ... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060124138 | SURGICAL DRAPE WITH ADJUSTABLE FENESTRATION A surgical drape for covering a patient during a surgical procedure is provided. The drape has a base sheet having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of edges. A fenestration is formed in the base sheet positionable over the surgical site. A reinforcemen... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060102187 | Eye drape for surgical procedures Eye drapes that cover the conjunctiva and reduce the incidence of eye infection are provided. The eye drape has a flexible material and attached thereto a surgical drape. The flexible material is preferably circular with an opening to expose the cornea. The bottom of th... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20050061330 | SURGICAL DRAPE SYSTEM WITH POUCH A surgical drape system is provided including a drape component and a pouch component. The drape component has a main sheet portion and may have a fenestration for providing access to an operative site on a patient. The pouch component may be created from a rear panel a... | 03/24/2005 |
