Sterilizable cover for handle of accessory of medical suspended ceiling assembly

A sterilizable cover for a handle of an accessory of a medical suspended ceiling assembly, the handle having a generally tubular grip portion extending downward from a mounting structure of the accessory, the sterilizable cover comprising:

• a generally tubular stem portion having a sufficient size to be gripped by the human hand, wherein the stem portion has a proximal end that is open and a distal end that is closed, and defines a cavity along a longitudinal axis for receipt therein of the handle grip portion;
• wherein the generally tubular stem portion includes a friction fit portion that is configured to flex radially outwardly to create a friction fit with a portion of the handle grip portion upon receipt of the handle grip portion in the cavity of the generally tubular stem portion;
• and,
• an annular flange portion extending radially outwardly from the proximal end of the generally tubular stem portion;
• wherein the stem portion and the annular flange portion are a single continuous piece of flexible silicone rubber
• wherein the generally tubular stem portion has an upper generally tubular section protruding axially downward relative to the annular flange portion, a lower generally tubular section protruding axially downward relative to a bottom region of the upper generally tubular section, and a shoulder that transitions from the upper generally tubular section to the lower generally tubular section,
• wherein an inner perimeter of the upper generally tubular section is relatively wider in axial cross section than an inner perimeter of the lower generally tubular section, and
• wherein the upper generally tubular section, lower generally tubular section, and the shoulder are configured such that at least one of a squeeze force or a twist force about a longitudinal axis of the generally tubular stem portion applied to the upper generally tubular section causes an upper part of the shoulder to flex radially inwardly and, via force transfer through the shoulder, imparts a radially outward force to the lower generally tubular section including at the friction fit portion of the generally tubular stem portion to form a gap between the lower generally tubular section and the handle grip portion, thereby to loosen the friction fit therebetween, releasing the sterilizable cover from frictional engagement with the handle, enabling easy removal of the sterilizable cover from the handle.