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US 2022/0031419 A1Published application
Operating table barriers and methods of use thereof
AssigneeLTZ Industries LLC
InventorMax Steiner
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a barrier includes two side panels extending on parallel planes and spaced laterally apart. Each side panel including a back end, a front edge opposed to the back end, a bottom edge, and an engagement feature on the bottom edge of each side panel. A back panel connects the side panels at the back ends, and a shield extends from an upper end of the back panel at an oblique angle in an upward and forward direction.
Claims24
A barrier comprising:
- two side panels extending on parallel planes and spaced laterally apart, each side panel including a back end, a front edge opposed to the back end, a bottom edge, and an engagement feature on the bottom edge of each side panel;
- a back panel connecting the side panels at the back ends;
- and
- a shield extending from an upper end of the back panel at an oblique angle in an upward and forward direction.
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A method of manufacturing a barrier, the method comprising:
- obtaining a planar sheet of transparent material,
- preparing a shape from the sheet, the shape including:
- a lower base portion extending between two lower lateral edges, and a first tab and a second tab extending laterally from the two lower lateral edges of the lower base portion, each tab including a lower bottom edge including an engagement feature;
- an upper portion extending between two upper lateral edges;
- and
- a neck joining the lower portion and the upper portion, the neck extending between two middle lateral edges, a distance between the middle lateral edges being less than a distance between the two lower lateral edges and a distance between the two upper lateral edges;
- bending the tabs in a forward direction relative to a remainder of the lower portion;
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- bending at least one of at least a portion of the upper portion and at least a portion of the neck forward relative to the lower base portion.
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A method of intubating a patient, comprising:
- observing the patient through a transparent barrier extending from a bed on which the patient lies and over the patient;
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- reaching around the barrier to access the patient and/or manipulate a tube.
A barrier comprising:
- a lower base portion extending between two lower lateral edges, and a first tab and a second tab extending from the two lower lateral edges of the lower base portion, each tab including a lower bottom edge having an engagement feature;
- an upper portion extending between two upper lateral edges;
- and
- a neck joining the lower portion and the upper portion, the neck extending between two middle lateral edges, a distance between the middle lateral edges being less than a distance between the two lower lateral edges and a distance between the two upper lateral edges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.