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US 12,481,314 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for protecting electronic equipment from contamination
AssigneeAspen Surgical Products, Inc.
InventorRick L. Pruter
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Abstract
A system and method for reducing the spread of contamination via tactile interaction with a touch screen display device for a medical imaging system in a clinical environment which includes a series of display device protection procedures each involving unfurling a rolled disposable cover which was stored adjacent to said display device and after removal of liner tape from two opposing ends of the unfurled disposable cover, attaching the same to the display device.
Claims9
A method of covering electronic display screens in a medical environment comprising the steps of:
- creating a disposable cover including the steps of:
- providing a rectangular sheet of film, which has a top edge and a bottom edge, a front face and a back side, and a predetermined foldback location on the front face between the top edge and the bottom edge;
- folding the bottom edge over the front face of the rectangular sheet and back toward the top edge, without creasing, so that the bottom edge is aligned with the predetermined foldback location;
- creating a loop across the rectangular sheet by welding the film adjacent to the bottom edge to a first portion of the film adjacent to the predetermined foldback location;
- flipping over the rectangular sheet so that the bottom edge is below the front face which is below the back side;
- adhering a first strip of adhesive across a top portion of the back side of the rectangular sheet;
- adhering a second strip of adhesive across the back side of the rectangular sheet at a point near the loop and between the loop and the first strip of adhesive;
- flipping over the rectangular sheet so that the bottom edge is above the front face of the sheet;
- and
- rolling up a sheet of paper to form a paper roll and inserting the paper roll into the loop;
- packaging the disposable cover including the following steps:
- using the loop with the paper roll therein to roll, up from the bottom, the rectangular sheet, and thereby creating a rolled disposable cover, where the first strip is on the outside of the rolled disposable cover and is adjacent to the top edge;
- inserting the rolled disposable cover into an elongated sleeve or tube;
- and
- closing the sleeve or tube;
- using said rolled display cover for protecting a display including the following steps:
- removing the rolled disposable cover from the sleeve or tube;
- removing a first liner from said first strip of adhesive;
- adhering said first strip of adhesive to an upper portion of a bezel on a display;
- allowing said rolled disposable cover to unfurl;
- removing a second liner from said second strip of adhesive;
- and
- adhering said second strip of adhesive to a lower portion of the bezel on the display.
20 more elements
A method of creating a covering for electronic display screens in a medical environment comprising the steps of:
- creating a disposable cover including the steps of:
- providing a rectangular sheet of film, which has a top edge and a bottom edge, a front face and a back side and a predetermined foldback location on the front face between the top edge and the bottom edge;
- folding the bottom edge over the front face of the rectangular sheet and back toward the top edge, without creasing, so that the bottom edge is aligned with the predetermined foldback location;
- creating a loop across the rectangular sheet by welding the film adjacent to the bottom edge to a first portion of the film adjacent to the predetermined foldback location;
- flipping over the rectangular sheet so that the bottom edge is below the front face which is below the back side;
- adhering a first strip of adhesive across a top portion of the back side of the rectangular sheet;
- adhering a second strip of adhesive across the back side of the rectangular sheet at a point near the loop and between the loop and the first strip of adhesive;
- flipping over the rectangular sheet so that the bottom edge is above the front face of the sheet;
- and
- rolling up a sheet of paper to form a paper roll and inserting the paper roll into the loop.
7 more elements
A method of packaging a covering for electronic display screens in a medical environment comprising the steps of:
- packaging a disposable cover including the following steps:
- using a loop with a paper roll therein to roll, up from a bottom, a rectangular sheet, and thereby creating a rolled disposable cover, where a first strip of adhesive is on an outside of the rolled disposable cover and is adjacent to a top edge of the rectangular sheet, and wherein a second strip of adhesive is disposed;
- adhering the second strip of adhesive across a back side of the rectangular sheet at a point near the loop and between the loop and the first strip of adhesive;
- inserting the rolled disposable cover into an elongated sleeve or tube;
- and
- closing the sleeve or tube.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.