Combined Skin Sealant And Incise Drape
OwnerThomas Gregory Estes, Katherine Luann Dziak +1inventors
InventorsThomas Gregory Estes, Katherine Luann Dziak, Cherie Everhart
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Abstract
A combination drape which has both a skin sealant and an incise drape is applied to a patient's skin. The skin sealant is positioned adjacent the prepped skin and the incise drape is positioned over the skin sealant and the prepped skin. The skin sealant substantially fills contours of the incise drape positioned thereover such that any air pockets and wrinkles positioned between the incise drape and the skin sealant are sealed and isolated from the skin. The combination drape is contained within a kit which desirably includes instructions.
Claims32
A combination drape, comprising:
- a skin sealant;
- and
- an incise drape,
- wherein the skin sealant is disposed on the incise drape and the combined skin sealant and incise drape is applied to a patient's skin such that the skin sealant is positioned adjacent the skin and the incise drape is positioned over the skin sealant and the skin, wherein the skin sealant substantially fills contours of the incise drape positioned thereover such that any air pockets and wrinkles positioned between the incise drape and the skin sealant are sealed and isolated from the skin.
A kit for draping an incision site, comprising:
- a combination drape including
- skin sealant;
- an incise drape;
- and
- instructions,
- wherein the skin sealant is disposed on the incise drape and the combined skin sealant and incise drape is applied to a patient's skin such that the skin sealant is positioned adjacent the skin and the incise drape is positioned over the skin sealant and the skin, wherein the skin sealant substantially fills contours of the incise drape positioned thereover such that any air pockets and wrinkles positioned between the incise drape and the skin sealant are sealed and isolated from the skin, and
- wherein the instructions provide guidance on the selection and sequence of use of items in the kit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.