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US 11,432,903 B2Granted
Surgical sterilization system and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsRobert A. Fields, Richard A Hynes
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Abstract
A surgical sterilization system includes a surgical table and a sterilization member disposable with the surgical table and including a dispenser configured for alignment with a selected surface of a body disposed with the surgical table. The surface and the dispenser are relatively movable. In some embodiments, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
Claims21
A surgical sterilization system comprising:
- a surgical table comprising a base configured to engage a floor of a room, the base extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the table comprising a pedestal having a first end extending from the second end of the base and an opposite second end, the table comprising a patient support coupled to the second end of the pedestal such that the patient support is spaced apart from the base by the pedestal and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis, the patient support being configured to engage and support a body of a patient thereupon when the base engages the floor, the pedestal being positioned between the base and the patient support, the base comprising a slot extending into the first end of the base;
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- a sterilization member disposable with the surgical table and including a dispenser configured for alignment with a surface of the body disposed with the patient support, the dispenser having a flexible profile to conform to a shape of the body, the sterilization member comprising a slider slidably disposed in the slot for movement relative to the surface, the slider being connected to the dispenser by a post extending parallel to the pedestal, the dispenser being configured for applying a preparation material to the surface.
A surgical sterilization system comprising:
- a surgical table comprising a base configured to engage a floor of a room, the base extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the table comprising a pedestal having a first end coupled directly to the second end of the base and an opposite second end, the table comprising a patient support coupled directly to the second end of pedestal such that the patient support is spaced apart from the base by the pedestal and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis, the patient support being configured to engage and support a body of a patient thereupon when the base engages the floor, the pedestal being positioned between the base and the patient support, the base comprising a slot extending through an end surface of the first end of the base without extending through an end surface of the second end of the base;
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- a sterilization member including a dispenser having at least one nozzle aligned with a surface of the body disposed with the surgical table, the dispenser having a flexible profile to conform to a shape of the body, the surface and the dispenser being relatively movable, the sterilization member comprising a T-shaped slider slidably disposed in the slot for movement relative to the surface, the slider being connected to the dispenser by a post that extends parallel to the pedestal, the dispenser being disposed with a body facing surface of the sterilization member, the dispenser being configured for applying a preparation material to the surface.
A surgical sterilization system comprising:
- a surgical table including a base configured to engage a floor of a room, the base extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the table comprising a pedestal having a first end extending from the second end of the base and an opposite second end, the table comprising a patient support coupled to the second end of pedestal such that the patient support is spaced apart from the base by the pedestal and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis, the patient support being configured to engage and support a body of a patient thereupon when the base engages the floor, the pedestal being positioned between the base and the patient support, the base comprising a slot extending into the first end of the base;
- a sterilization member including a dispenser configured for alignment with a surface of the body disposed with the surgical table to apply a preparation material to the surface, the sterilization member being selectively translatable relative to the surface along the slot via processor control, the dispenser having a flexible profile to conform to a shape of the body, the surface and the dispenser being relatively movable, the dispenser being disposed with a body facing surface of the sterilization member, the dispenser being configured for applying a preparation material to the surface, the sterilization member comprising a slider slidably disposed in the slot and a post connecting the slider with the dispenser, the post extending parallel to the pedestal;
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- a draping movable between a non-deployed orientation and a deployed orientation to define a sterile region about the body.
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