USRE38485EExpiredUtility

Drape for use by anesthesia provider

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 7, 1990Filed: Jul 22, 1996Granted: Apr 6, 2004
Est. expiryDec 7, 2010(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Lyndon J. Busch
A61B 46/23A61B 46/00
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PatentIndex Score
4
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Claims

Abstract

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 includes a main sheet of flexible, drapable material including a head region received beneath a patient's head having a pocket fold which defines an accessory receiving pocket. An envelope region is formed beneath the head region by folding a portion of the main sheet back upon itself. The envelope region defines a second accessory receiving pocket for the drape and further anchors the drape to the table during use. Subdivisions of the pocket folds provide smaller receptacles. Also provided are devices to adhere instruments in place and to secure the drape to its support. Additionally, methods of manufacture and use are included.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, the drape comprising: 
       a main sheet of flexible, drapable material having first, second and third regions;  
       the first region adapted to receive at least part of a patient, and including a first fold for receiving accessories;  
       the second region including a second and a third fold, said second and third folds adapted to be arranged below the part of the patient received by the first region, and second fold defining a pocket adapted to receive at least part of the support structure and said third fold defining an accessory receiving pocket, wherein the opening of the accessory receiving pocket defined by the third fold is open in a direction opposite to the opening of the pocket defined by the second fold, and wherein one of the pockets is directly on top of the other pocket; and  
       the third region adapted to depend downwardly from the support structure when the drape is received on the support structure, including a fourth fold for receiving an item.  
     
     
       2. The drape of  claim 1  wherein the third region is adapted for receiving an accessory. 
     
     
       3. The drape of  claim 1  wherein the third region is adapted for receiving a liquid. 
     
     
       4. The drape of  claim 1  wherein the third region includes a sealed portion such that an opening remains thereby creating a pocket. 
     
     
       5. The drape of  claim 4  wherein the sealed portion is oriented substantially perpendicular to the fold of the second region. 
     
     
       6. The drape of  claim 4  wherein the pocket includes a transparent member such that visualization of an interior of the pocket is possible. 
     
     
       7. The drape of  claim 1  further comprising an aperture. 
     
     
       8. The drape of  claim 7  wherein the aperture is adapted to receive the patient's head therethrough. 
     
     
       9. The drape of  claim 7  further comprising a fourth region adjacent to the aperture adapted for use as an ether screen. 
     
     
       10. A method of receiving an item into a surgical drape, said method comprising: 
       selecting a flexible drapable material provided with at least four folds;  
       installing the material onto a patient support structure such that a portion of the first fold receives a portion of the support structure and a portion of the second fold is beneath the support structure;  
       placing a portion of a patient onto a portion of the drape such that the second and third folds are anchored by that portion of the patient and are arranged below that portion of the patient; and  
       arranging the fourth fold to depend downwardly from the support structure.  
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10  further comprising the step of selecting a drapable material having said folds wherein at least one of the folds includes a sealed portion such that an opening remains creating a pocket. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11  wherein the pocket is used to receive an anesthetic accessory. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 11  wherein the pocket is used to receive a bodily liquid from the patient. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 10  wherein the drapable material includes an aperture to receive a portion of the patient therethrough. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 14  wherein the part of the patient received through the aperture is the patient's head and further comprising step of utilizing a part of the drapable material to function as an ether screen. 
     
     
       16. The surgical drape of  claim 4  wherein the sealing is accomplished by heat. 
     
     
       17. The surgical drape of  claim 4  wherein the sealing is accomplished by sewing. 
     
     
       18. The surgical drape of  claim 4  wherein the sealing is accomplished by gluing. 
     
     
       19. A surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, the drape comprising: 
       a main sheet of flexible, drapable material having first, second and third regions;  
       the first region adapted to receive at least part of a patient, and including a fold defining an accessory receiving pocket;  
       the second region adapted to receive at least part of the support structure and having a fold defining a pocket, wherein the opening of the pocket is open in a direction opposite to the opening of the accessory receiving pocket, and wherein one of the pockets is directly on top of the other pocket;  
       the third region adapted to depend downwardly from the support structure when the drape is received on the support structure; and  
       an aperture adapted to receive a part of a patient therethrough.  
     
     
       20. The drape of  claim 19  wherein the aperture is adapted to receive the patient's head therethrough. 
     
     
       21. A method of receiving an item in a surgical drape, said method comprising: 
       selecting a flexible, drapable material provided with at least three folds and an aperture to receive a portion of the patient therethrough;  
       installing the material onto a patient support structure, such that a portion of the first fold receives a portion of the support structure;  
       placing a part of a patient onto a portion of the drape such that the second fold is anchored by that part of the patient; and  
       arranging the third fold to depend downwardly from the support structure.  
     
     
       22. The method of  claim 21  wherein the part of the patient received through the aperture is the patient's head and further comprising the step of utilizing a portion of the drapable material to function as an ether screen. 
     
     
       23. A surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, the drape comprising: 
       
         a sheet of flexible, drapable material including a top edge and a bottom edge separated between two side edges, the sheet having a first region, a second region and a fold generally perpendicular to the two side edges and between the first and second regions with the first region to the top edge direction of the fold and the second region to the bottom edge direction;  
       
       
         the first region adapted to receive at least part of a patient; and  
       
       
         the second region adapted to be arranged below the part of the patient received by the first region, wherein the fold defines an anesthesia accessory receiving area adapted to receive an item. 
       
     
     
       24. The drape of  claim 23  in which the first and second regions are adapted for receiving a liquid. 
     
     
       25. The drape of  claim 23  in which the side edges are sealed such that an opening generally remains between the top edge and bottom edge thereby creating a pocket. 
     
     
       26. The drape of  claim 25  wherein the sealing is accomplished by heat. 
     
     
       27. The drape of  claim 25  wherein the sealng is accomplished by sewing. 
     
     
       28. The drape of  claim 25  wherein the sealing is accomplished by gluing. 
     
     
       29. A surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, the drape comprising: 
       
         a main sheet of flexible, drapable material having first and second regions;  
       
       
         the first region adapted to receive at least part of a patient, and including a first fold for receiving accessories; and  
       
       
         the second region including a second and a third fold, said second and third folds adapted to be arranged below the part of the patient received by the first region, said second fold defining a pocket adapted to receive at least part of the patient support structure and said third fold defining an acessory receiving pocket, wherein the opening of the accessory receiving pocket defined by the third fold is open in a direction opposite to the opening of the pocket defined by the second fold, and wherein one of the pockets is directly on top of the other pocket. 
       
     
     
       30. The drape of  claim 29  in which the second region is adapted for receiving a liquid. 
     
     
       31. The drape of  claim 29  in which third fold in the second region includes a sealed portion such that an opening remains thereby creating a pocket. 
     
     
       32. The drape of  claim 31  wherein the sealing is accomplished by heat. 
     
     
       33. The drape of  claim 31  wherein the sealing is accomplished by sewing. 
     
     
       34. The drape of  claim 31  wherein the sealing is accomplished by gluing. 
     
     
       35. A surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, the drape consisting essentially of: 
       
         a main sheet of flexible, drapable material having a first region to receive at least part of a patient onto the first region, and including a first fold for receiving accessories. 
       
     
     
       36. The drape of  claim 35  in which the first region is adapted for receiving a liquid. 
     
     
       37. The drape of  claim 35  in which the first region includes a sealed portion such that an opening remains thereby creating a pocket. 
     
     
       38. The drape of  claim 37  wherein the sealing is accomplished by heat. 
     
     
       39. The drape of  claim 37  wherein the sealing is accomplished by sewing. 
     
     
       40. The drape of  claim 37  wherein the sealing is accomplished by gluing. 
     
     
       41. A method of receiving an item into a surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, said method steps consisting essentially of: 
       
         selecting a flexible, material provided with at least one fold;  
       
       
         installing the material onto the patient support structure; and  
       
       
         placing a part of a patient onto a portion of the drape so that a first fold is anchored by that part of the patient. 
       
     
     
       42. A method of receiving an item into a surgical drape for use on a patient support structure, said method steps consisting essentially of: 
       
         selecting a flexible, drapable material provided with at least two folds;  
       
       
         installing the material onto the patient support structure, such that a first fold is placed on a top surface of the patient support structure and a second fold is placed under a lower surface of the patient support structure; and  
       
       
         placing a part of a patient onto a portion of the drape so that the first fold is anchored by that part of the patient.

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