US 11,375,965 B2 · Sterile barriers for medical devices

Abstract

Sterile barriers or sterile drapes that can be used with medical devices, including hand-held or self-supported X-ray equipment, are described in this application. In particular, this application describes sterile drapes that can be used with a medical device, the drape comprising a closed end portion, a middle portion with a size sufficient to enclose a part of the medical device being used near a patient, and an open end portion, the end portion configured to be closed by a user once the middle portion encloses the part of the medical device being used near a patient, wherein the sterile drape creates a sterile barrier around substantially the entire medical device once the open end is closed. Using the sterile drape allows the medical device, such as a hand-held or self-supported X-ray device, to be used in a medical procedure that requires a sterile field near the patient without disrupting that sterile field. Other embodiments are described.

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Dependent claims

A sterile drape for a medical device, wherein the medical device comprises a C-shaped support arm, the sterile drape comprising:

a closed end portion;
a middle portion with a size sufficient to enclose a part of the medical device being used near a patient;
and
an open end portion, the end portion configured to be closed by connecting the open end portion to itself once the middle portion encloses the part of the medical device being used near a patient;
wherein the sterile drape creates a sterile barrier around the entire medical device once the open end is closed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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