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US 2013/0152946 A1Published application
Surgical Drape
OwnerJames Peter Sosnowskiinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein comprise a surgical drape that can include a sheet having an upper portion and a lower portion, one or a plurality of pockets can be associated with the lower portion of the sheet, and one or a plurality of instruments, sponges, or the like that can be retained within the pockets. The drape can include one or a plurality of tethers that can be attached at one end to a pocket and at the other end to an instrument or sponge such that the instrument or sponge can be accounted for during medical procedures.
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A surgical drape comprising:
- (a) a sheet having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- (b) a first pocket associated with the lower portion of the sheet, wherein the first pocket defines a first cavity;
- (c) a first tether having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first tether is coupled with the first pocket;
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- (d) a first sponge, the first sponge being coupled with the second end of the first tether, wherein the first sponge is configured to be at least partially retained within the first cavity defined by the first pocket in a first position and wherein the first sponge is removed from the cavity defined by the first pocket in a second position.
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A surgical drape comprising:
- (a) a sheet having an upper portion and a lower portion;
- (b) a first sponge pocket associated with the lower portion of the sheet, wherein the first sponge pocket defines a first sponge cavity;
- (c) a first sponge tether having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first sponge tether is coupled with the first sponge pocket;
- (d) a first sponge, the first sponge being coupled with the second end of the first sponge tether, wherein the first sponge is configured to be at least partially retained within the first sponge cavity defined by the first sponge pocket;
- (e) a first instrument pocket associated with the lower portion of the sheet, wherein the first instrument pocket defines a first instrument cavity;
- (f) a first instrument tether having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first instrument tether is coupled with the first instrument pocket;
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- (g) a first instrument, the first instrument being coupled with the second end of the first instrument tether, wherein the first instrument is configured to be at least partially retained within the first instrument cavity defined by the first instrument pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.