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US 2009/0020357 A1Published application
Articles suitable for use as a medical device cover and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeMicrotek Medical, Inc.
InventorsGinger Carol Pack-Walden, Mark S. Dillon, David Alan Daugherty
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Abstract
Article suitable for use as a medical device cover are disclosed. Methods of making and using the articles are also disclosed.
Claims20
An article comprising:
- a roll of sleeves comprising two or more sleeves that are (i) connected to one another, and (ii) separated from one another via at least one line of perforations that enables the two or more sleeves to be separated from one another along the at least one line of perforations, each sleeve having a sleeve opening positioned along a length of the sleeve, said sleeve opening providing access to a cavity within the sleeve, said cavity being operatively adapted to surround at least a portion of an insertable object.
An article comprising:
- a roll of sleeves comprising two or more sleeves that are (i) connected to one another, and (ii) separated from one another via at least one line of perforations that enables the two or more sleeves to be separated from one another along the at least one line of perforations, each sleeve being operatively adapted to surround at least a portion of an insertable object;
- a housing for the roll of sleeves, said housing comprising a first slot sized so that at least an end portion of a sleeve can extend therethrough;
- a bracket for suspending the roll of sleeves within the housing;
- a rod operatively adapted to (i) extend through the roll of sleeves, and (ii) attach to said bracket along opposing ends of said rod;
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- one or more attachment members operatively adapted to attach the roll of sleeves to another object.
3 more elements
An article comprising:
- a sleeve comprising:
- two film portions joined to one another (i) along at least one edge extending along a sleeve length and (ii) along opposite edges extending along a sleeve width, and
- a sleeve opening that extends across the sleeve width and is positioned at a location along the sleeve length between said opposite edges, said sleeve opening being sized so that at least a portion of a stethoscope bell can extend therethrough and into a cavity surrounded by the two film portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.