Three piece drape with fluid diversion capabilities
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael Mathis, John Rotella, Brian Lin
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Abstract
A three-piece surgical drape with fluid diverting channel or sleeve therein and method of making or assembling the same. The drape generally including a first liquid impermeable section attached at either end thereof to second and third sections of the drape, respectively. At least a portion of one end of the first section of the drape folded back upon itself and intermittently tacked or bonded to the first section to create a channel or sleeve adapted to divert fluids. The channel or sleeve may also have a tube or hose placed therein to facilitate or enhance fluid diversion through the channel or fluid removal therefrom.
Claims24
A surgical drape for covering a patient during a surgical procedure, the drape comprising:
- a first panel of material having an upper surface and a lower surface, two ends, and two edges, the first panel having a fenestration therein through which the surgical procedure will be performed when the drape is covering a patient during the surgical procedure;
- second and third panels attached on opposing ends to the first panel;
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- the first panel being folded back on itself at one end thereof to create a sleeve adapted to receive and channel fluids therethrough;.
- wherein the end of the first panel which is folded back on itself to form a sleeve is intermittently bonded to the first panel.
A surgical drape for covering a patient during a surgical procedure, the drape comprising:
- a first section having an upper surface and a lower surface, two ends, and two edges, the first section having a fenestration therein through which the surgical procedure will be performed when the drape is covering a patient during the surgical procedure;
- a second section secured to one of ends of the first section of the drape, at least a portion of the first section overlying a part of the second section;
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- a third section secured to the second end of the first section of the drape, at least a portion of the first section overlying a part of the third section;
- wherein at least a portion of the portion of the first section overlying a part of the second section is folded back onto and intermittently bonded to the first section to create a first channel adapted to divert fluids.
A method of making a three-part drape, with fluid channels therein, the drape adapted for covering a patient during a surgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first section of material, the first section having an upper surface and a lower surface, two ends, and two edges, the first section having a fenestration therein through which the surgical procedure will be performed when the drape is covering a patient during the surgical procedure;
- providing a second section of material;
- providing a third section of material;
- securing the second section of material to one end of the first section of material;
- securing the third section of material to the second end of the first section of material;
- folding a portion of the first end of the first section of material back onto another portion of the first section;
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- securing to the first section of material the folded over portion of the first end of the first section of material to create a channel adapted to divert fluids which flow thereinto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.