Sterile Handle Covers
OwnerAsaf Halamish, Joseph Shachar +2inventors
InventorsAsaf Halamish, Joseph Shachar, Benjaimin Spenser, Dror Mizra
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Abstract
A disposable sterile handle cover uses a flexible bag, a portion of the open side of which is held snugly by a retaining ring to the inside of a conical skirt. A first set of spikes include variable length spikes protruding from the inner wall, to secure the bag against the handle. A second set of spikes protrude inwardly from the retaining ring and promote stretching and orderly application of the to the handle.
Claims2
A cover for handles for use under sterile conditions, comprising:
- a flexible, foldable bag open at one end, to cover said handle;
- an annular skirt for holding the entire periphery of a portion at the open end of said flexible bag;
- a ring for snugly holding said portion against the inner surface of said skirt;
- a first set of spikes protruding inwards from the inner surface of said skirt, pointing towards the axis of said skirt, and wherein said spikes are of uneven length, and
- a second set of spikes protruding inwards from the inner perimeter of said ring.
A method for providing a sterile cover to a handle in an operating room comprising unfolding a folded sterile bag, with its open end directed towards said handle, starting said unfolding from the end of said handle, sliding said bag along said handle, and wherein said bag is kept in place by at least one set of spikes such that spikes of different lengths exert force on said handle depending on their respective lengths, and wherein at least some of said spikes exert force on said bag against said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.