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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7290547 | Covering for an aseptic treatment site A covering for an aseptic treatment site is described and which 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 affixed in su... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275544 | 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 ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7181773 | Hospital gown A hospital gown for medical procedures such as inserting catheters, heart monitoring, wound dressing and the like and reducing exposure of the patient's “private areas”. The gown has a large upper opening extending across the front of the gown from about the are... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7114500 | 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 ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107638 | Thermally-adaptive comforter with aesthetic design variability A thermally-adaptive comforter which gives the user a greater amount of control over the temperature of their sleeping environment. The invention accomplishes this objective by providing a comforter with hatches which allows the user to vary the thermal conductivity... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096870 | Disposable sterile surgical drape and attached instruments A disposable sterile surgical drape with pre-attached disposable sterile instruments for use in a selected surgical procedure is provided. The disposable sterile surgical drape basically comprises a drape having a size for covering an operating table and a patient t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073507 | 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 sligh... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044132 | 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 gath... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036513 | Barrier device A barrier device for applying a surgical cloth adjacent to the location on a patient's body where a surgical intervention is to be performed, the barrier device having an upper side of which a part is intended to abut against the underside of the surgical cloth. An ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6994091 | Surgical drape with diverting feature A surgical drape for use during surgery of a patient is provided. The surgical drape includes a sheet that is configured for covering at least a portion of the patient during surgery. At least one diverting feature is located on the sheet, and has substantially the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6935341 | Irrigation drape A disposable surgical kit for use with a lavage instrument provides a three dimensional enclosure to capture splash back and aerosols created by the procedure. The kit has a transparent surgical drape to be fitted to a lavage instrument. The drape has an opening for... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923186 | Body split surgical drape for shoulder with pouch A body split surgical drape for use in shoulder surgery includes a pouch for collecting fluids. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6863071 | Refractive surgical drape The invention comprises a surgical drape formed of a sheet material having a periphery and with a particular type of aperture spaced from periphery. The invention further comprises a method of using the drape. The aperture has a dominant portion and at least one sub... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6820622 | Thermal surgical drape A combination surgical drape and blanket covers the entire body of a supine patient to provide draping and body temperature management in a single structure. A flexible sheet of plastic overlies a flexible substrate and is connected to the substrate at its periphery... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6755196 | Irrigation drape A disposable surgical kit for use with a lavage instrument provides a three dimensional enclosure to capture splash back and aerosols created by the procedure. The kit has a transparent surgical drape to be fitted to a lavage instrument. The drape has an opening for... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6647985 | Barrier surgical drape for speculums or retractors A speculum drape is provided which is adapted for attachment to a surgical speculum or retractor to preserve a sterile field at a surgical site. The speculum drape is made of a sheet of surgical drape material having an opening of a size corresponding to ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640362 | Bedding with multiple overlays and openings Complimentary articles of bedding with cut-outs and removable or hinged opening overlays strategically located over the erogenous areas of bed occupants for purposes of enhancement of the sensual experience. Overlays are held in place over cut-outs or exp... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6179819 | Umbilical cord blood collection A device and method for the collection of umbilical cord blood during obstetrical delivery are disclosed. A pouch is attached to an obstetrical drape in a location convenient for filling with cord blood. The pouch includes a canal for the umbilical cord t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5991666 | Sterile surgical-thermal draping system and method A sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) is provided. The sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) includes a sterile surgical drape (12) that maintains a sterile field and a thermal device (14) attached (16) to the sterile surgical drape (12) for regulating the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984910 | Urinary incontinence device and method An urinary incontinence device for use by a male includes an undergarment worn closely to the body and including an opening or hole through which the penis passes and is kept upright and close to the body by a flap across the opener in the undergarment. T... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5941907 | Surgical barrier device incorporating an inflatable thermal blanket with a surgical drape to provide thermal control and surgical access A surgical barrier device includes an inflatable thermal blanket formed integrally with, or attached to, a surgical drape. The inflatable thermal blanket is inflatable through an inlet by a thermally-controlled inflating medium. An aperture array on the u... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5891187 | Temperature control pad for use during medical and surgical procedures A heating or cooling pad device, particularly for use in surgical operations and medical procedures, which has a human shaped pad for receiving a lying body. The heating or cooling pad can be formed from a chemical reaction pack to generate heat or cold. ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5860420 | Surgical draping system having a reusable and a disposable component A two-part surgical draping system including a disposable drape (1) for adhesion to an operation site, and one or more reusable drapes (6) placed over the disposable drape (1). The disposable drape (1) includes a window (2), an upper absorbent layer (5) a... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5785716 | Temperature control pad for use during medical and surgical procedures A heating or cooling pad device, particularly for use in surgical operations and medical procedures, which has a human shaped pad for receiving a lying body. The heating or cooling pad can be formed from a chemical reaction pack to generate heat or cold. ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5647376 | Surgical drape with elasticized cuff having fenestration and slit A surgical drape for receiving a limb of a patient includes a base sheet having an opening and a passageway extending between the opening and an edge of the base sheet, an elasticized cuff having a central fenestration applied over the opening in the base... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5538012 | Surgical draping system having a reusable and a disposable component A two-part surgical draping system comprising a disposable drape (1) for adhesion to an operation site, and one or more reusable drapes (6) placed over the disposable drape (1). The disposable drape (1) comprises a window (2), an upper absorbent layer (5)... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5515868 | Surgical drape having at least one openable and reclosable slit formed therein A reusable fabric surgical drape such as a cardiovascular drape, for example, having a fenestration to be positioned at a surgical site and one or more slits formed in the drape. Each slit has overlapping edges which are releasably attachable together. Th... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5388593 | Surgical drape for endoscopy A surgical drape for use by a surgeon in urological, gynecological or proctological surgical procedures or in the examination of a patient. The drape is made of a flexible visually transparent and substantially liquid impervious sheet designed to inhibit ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5361781 | Device for removal and disposal of a chest drain Apparatus for use in the sanitary removal from a patient's body and disposal of an indwelling tube wherein a sheet of flaccid material is brought to the exit site and formed into a pouch enclosing the exterior end of the tube. The pouch is gathered about ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354261 | Fluid-retentive bandage A bandage which retains bodily fluids at least until such fluids reach the top of the dressing that may be placed in the bandage and which permits removal or replacement of the dressing without detaching the bandage from the patient. The bandage has a hol... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5275177 | Urinary catheterization drape and associated method A urinary catheterization drape comprises a flexible sheet having an outer region and an inner region connected by a score line to enable a separation and removal of the inner region from the outer region. The inner region includes a substantially cylindr... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5127423 | Surgical eye cover A surgical eye cover for ophthalmological operations includes a first plastic film (10) to be applied to the face of a patient. The film has a window (11) cut in it to permit access to the patient's eye. A second, plastic film covers the window on the sid... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4966168 | Ophthalmic drape with built-in mini-mask An ophthalmic shield designed to wall off an operable eye from contigious facial areas, including a clear transparent plastic ophthalmic shield having a cut-out of a sufficient size and shape to expose the eye to be operated on, said plastic shield being ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4941479 | Surgical wrap with arm splint A protecting and restraining apparatus for use in applying an intravenous or catheter system to an extremity of the body for substantially immobilizing the extremity while permitting continued intravenous or catheter system operation comprising: an elonga... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4899762 | Multi-purpose integrated surgical drape, dressing, and closure structure and method Combination surgical drape, dressing and closure structure and method of use before, during and after a surgical procedure. A combination drape and dressing includes a central dressing portion which may have an incision guide line, transverse index lines ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4869271 | Bi-lateral surgical drape A fenestrated surgical drape is disclosed which has a fluid collection pouch pivotally attached about the fenestration so that the pouch may selectively attached to either side of the fenestration. As a result, the same surgical drape may be used for eith... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4711236 | Surgical drape A surgical drape including an abdominal drape of the thoracic type designed for limb surgery and/or amputation procedures having a plurality of absorbent flaps strategically arranged around the fenstration and situated below an incise drape that is wrappe... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4553539 | Bilateral fenestrated drape A bilateral fenestrated drape folded in such a manner to eliminate the need for removable paper coverings over the fenestrations. The drape is fan folded in the longitudinal direction and then fan folded transversely to form two stacks of the folds with a... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4524767 | Surgical drapes A surgical drape provided with a multiple sided incise drape in its surgical area that is separately attached to the surgical drape after it is arranged over the surgical area and is surrounded by a number of flaps or absorbent towels that may be utilized... | 06/25/1985 |