Method and apparatus for protecting electronic equipment from contamination

A method of creating a covering for electronic display screens in a medical environment comprising the steps of:

• a. creating a disposable cover including the steps of:
• i. providing a rectangular sheet of film, which has a top edge and a bottom edge, a front face and a back side and a predetermined foldback location on the front face between the top edge and the bottom edge;
• ii. folding the bottom edge over the front face of the rectangular sheet and back toward the top edge, without creasing, so that the bottom edge is aligned with the predetermined foldback location;
• iii. creating a loop across the rectangular sheet by welding the film adjacent to the bottom edge to a first portion of the film adjacent to the predetermined foldback location;
• iv. flipping over the rectangular sheet so that the bottom edge is below the front face which is below the back side;
• v. adhering a first strip of adhesive across a top portion of the back side of the rectangular sheet;
• vi. adhering a second strip of adhesive across the back side of the rectangular sheet at a point near the loop and between the loop and the first strip of adhesive;
• vii. flipping over the rectangular sheet so that the bottom edge is above the front face of the sheet;
• and
• viii. rolling up a sheet of paper to form a paper roll and inserting the paper roll into the loop.

A method of packaging a covering for electronic display screens in a medical environment comprising the steps of:

• a. packaging a disposable cover including the following steps:
• i. using a loop with the paper roll therein to roll, up from a bottom, the rectangular sheet, and thereby creating a rolled disposable cover, where a first strip is on the outside of the rolled disposable cover and is adjacent to a top edge;
• ii. inserting the rolled disposable cover into an elongated sleeve or tube;
• and
• iii. closing the sleeve or tube.

A method of using a covering of electronic display screens in a medical environment comprising the steps of:

• i. removing a rolled disposable cover from a sleeve or tube;
• ii. removing a first liner from a first strip of adhesive;
• iii. adhering said first strip of adhesive to an upper portion of a bezel on a display;
• iv. allowing said rolled disposable cover to unfurl;
• v. removing a second liner from said second strip of adhesive;
• and
• vi. adhering said second strip of adhesive to a lower portion of a bezel on a display.

A system for displaying medical imaging information to a medical professional in a clinical environment comprising:

• an electronic display device having a bezel with an upper bezel portion and a lower bezel portion:
• a plurality of elongated sleeves, disposed about said electronic display device;
• and
• a rolled disposable cover, disposed inside each of said plurality of elongated sleeves;
• said rolled disposable cover comprising:
• a rectangular sheet of film, which has a top edge and a bottom edge, a front face and a back side, and a predetermined foldback location on the front face between the top edge and the bottom edge;
• a foldback loop formed, via welding, across said rectangular sheet proximal to said bottom edge;
• a paper roll disposed inside said foldback loop;
• a first strip of adhesive across a top portion of the back side of the rectangular sheet;
• a second strip of adhesive across the back side of the rectangular sheet;
• a first liner removably disposed on said first strip of adhesive;
• a second liner removably disposed on said second strip of adhesive;
• and
• said rolled disposable cover being configured so as to permit unfurling of the same and attaching said rectangular sheet to said upper portion and said lower portion by said first strip of adhesive and said second strip of adhesive, respectively.