Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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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 |
| 7316233 | Stockinette extremity drape The invention herein provides an integrated drape for use in surgical procedures involving anatomical extremities and having a unitary assembled structure, said drape comprising: a flexible panel sheet portion having first and second opposing sides and having a fene... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293654 | Flexible medical supplies packaging for convenience kits A sterile, compact packaging is provided to present components in order of preferred or required use in a medical procedure. Pockets are arranged along one or more endsections of the packaging, and an absorbent material is at least partially adhered to the moisture ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7086409 | Fluid control island A fluid collection system having an island with a central collection vessel with a splash pad filling the opening thereof and a fluid collecting surgical drape with fluid dams, and associated fluid removal ports for collecting fluids related to surgical procedures f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966320 | Surgical covering assembly A surgical covering assembly includes a flexible cover that has a length and width each greater than 2.30 feet. The cover has an opening extending therethrough. A transparent window is attached to the cover and substantially covers the opening. The window comprises ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938639 | Disposable fluid control island A system and method for collecting distending medium or other fluids discharged during surgical procedures is shown. Also shown is a method for reducing the risk of hyponatremia. The apparatus makes it practical to determine the amount of distending medium retained ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RE38485 | Drape for use by anesthesia provider A drape is shown for use by an anesthesia provided during a surgical procedure to temporarily hold accessories such as a suction instrument. The drape is adapted to be received on a patient support structure such as a hospital operating room table. The drape include... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6637453 | Disposable surgical and diagnostic fluid control island A device and method for collecting distension media or other fluids discharged during surgical procedures is shown. Also shown is a method for reducing the risk of hyponatremia. The apparatus makes it practical to determine the amount of distension media ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6497233 | One-piece sterile drape for use on surgical instrument carts A disposable drape for use in covering dual-tier surgical carts used in hospital operating rooms. The drape is adapted to be placed upon both shelves of a surgical or medical cart having two shelves--an auxiliary shelf situated above a larger main shelf o... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6019102 | Drape for multiple-tiered sterile hospital surface and associate methods A sterile surgical drape is adapted to cover the surfaces of a multiple-tiered table such as is typically used for holding surgical instruments. Those drape sections (300,400) for covering surfaces above the bottom surface (200) are fitted so as to avoid ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5985395 | Surgical incise drape An incise drape suitable for use in surgical procedures. The drape comprises a substantially transparent flexible film that has at least a portion of one major surface coated or covered with a pressure sensitive adhesive, and a two liners removably coveri... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5921242 | Drape sheets for use in surgical procedures A sheet drape is folded first in one direction into a multilayer strip of material and then in the orthogonal direction into a stack with a first end of the multilayer length located on top of the stack and the second end located within the stack. The dra... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5867825 | Cuffed and folded garment package and method of forming same to prevent contamination A novel garment package and a novel method of forming a sterile garment package to facilitate donning of a garment by a wearer is disclosed in the present invention. The method of forming the garment package may be used to fold a sleeve, a shoe cover, a h... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5813408 | Surgical drape The surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence is disclosed. The disclosed methods include: 1) a technique of probe passage to avoid injuring the bladder and to provide a more accurate and reproducible capture of the pubocervical fascia lateral to ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5713372 | Fluid control pad with pouches Apparatus and methods are provided for use in collecting fluids discharged from a patient and liquids used in various types of medical procedures. The apparatus includes a fluid control pad formed from multiple layers of material and one or more pouches a... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5688349 | Method of manufacturing a medical sheet A cover sheet for medical tables, beds or gurneys comprises a sheet formed from a high tensile strength, plastic with opposed ends of the sheet folded and seamed to provide pockets. The pockets are inverted for assemblage over the ends of the medical tabl... | 11/18/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5503163 | Neurosurgical drape pack A surgical pack which is prefolded and packaged with the drape cover material necessary to create a sterile operating area for neurosurgery. The neurosurgical drape pack contains the normal table cover sheet, split sheet, craniotomy incise sheet and may i... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5368545 | Accessory device for laparoscopic operations Accessory devices for laparoscopic operations can be combined with a plastic receptacle 2 in such a way that an opening formed outside the abdominal wall in a cover sheet 10 can be coupled in sealing relationship with an end of the plastic receptacle 2 th... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5335677 | Drape for use by anesthesia provider A drape is shown for use by an anesthesia provided during a surgical procedure to temporarily hold accessories such as a suction instrument. The drape is adapted to be received on a patient support structure such as a hospital operating room table. The dr... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5228448 | Protective cover for blood-pressure cuffs A protective cover (16) for covering a blood-pressure cuff (10) comprises a flexible sheet defining an elongated bottom band (24), an elongated top band (30), and an intermediate portion (38) interconnecting the bottom and top bands. The bottom and top ba... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5095918 | Simplified accessory drape for use by an anesthesia provider and method of use A suction drape is shown for use by an anesthesia provider during a surgical procedure to temporarily hold a suction instrument. The drape is adapted to be received on a hospital operating room table and includes a main sheet of flexible, drapeable materi... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5078154 | Operating theatre linen system An operating theatre patient drape system which uses a combination of hydrophilic towels and hydrophobic drape sheets to provide operating theatre linen which has a low percentage of bacteria transferred across the fabric.... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5010900 | Lower limb positioning apparatus and surgical drape Apparatus useful in surgery for holding a patient's lower limb in a number of different positions required by a surgeon for the performance of a surgical procedure, and for eastablishing a sterile barrier between a surgical site and a patient's lower limb... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4976274 | Surgical drape and a method for its manufacture A surgical drape which is configured to enable a plurality of different types of surgical drape to be manufactured on one and the same machine. According to a first embodiment of the invention, the surgical drape includes a pair of mutually similar L-shap... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4974604 | Surgical drape with fluid collection system A surgical drape having a main sheet and a fluid collection system for collecting and draining away from the site of surgery substantial quantities of irrigating liquids. The fluid collection system has a bag means and a pair of fluid directing elements p... | 12/04/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4923453 | Absorbent disposable cover An absorbent disposable cover for hospital X-ray tables and the like. The cover has a bottom layer in the form of a sheet of plastic material that is impermeable to moisture, an intermediate fluid absorbent layer that functions as a blotter that will abso... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4889136 | Surgical drape and a method for its manufacture The present invention relates to a surgical drape having a first rectangular part (A) which is intended to cover a patient and a second rectangular part (B) which is joined to the first drape part (A) and which is intended to be placed over an anaesthetis... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4873997 | Surgical drape There is provided an improved surgical drape with a central sheet having at least one hole therein through which surgical procedure is to be performed. A pair of elongated pleats are formed in the central sheet along its outer edge, providing barriers to ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4817592 | Toroidal surgical shield Apparatus useful in surgery for holding part of a patient's body such as a limb, portion of a limb, extremity organ or tissue in a number of different positions required by a surgeon for the performance of a surgical procedure, and for establishing a ster... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4627427 | Universal medical cover sheet and process for draping An article adaptable for use as a universal medical cover sheet is shown. The article is comprised of draping material and an integrally associated surgical zone and is formed as a closed loop. The loop is dimensioned such that opening of the loop yields ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4596244 | Perineal drape A folded hospital drape for placing on a patient by operating room personnel has a generally rectangular center section and side sections C-folded inwardly over the center section. The drape is folded and secured to form a narrow drape area for fitting be... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4574796 | Surgical sheet The present invention relates to a surgical sheet. A surgical sheet designed in accordance with the invention is formed in a single piece and has a plurality of folds extending across the sheet, substantially in the center thereof. These transverse folds are g... | 03/11/1986 |
| 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 |
