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US 2026/0114948 A1Published application
Drape for use in surgical procedures
AssigneeMizuho Orthopedic Systems, Inc.
InventorsStephan Schmid, Vincent Hodges, Jean-Francois DeBarros, Nicholas Matta
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Abstract
A drape is provided. The drape may support positioning a patient for a surgical procedure and may include one or more hard points. The hard points may be coupled to a medical tool mount disposed in a working space and may releasably grip a medical tool in a sterile space to form a sterile barrier between the medical tool mount and the medical tool.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a medical tool mount disposed in a working space for a surgical procedure and comprising a medical tool mount shape;
- a medical tool disposed in a sterile space for the surgical procedure and coupled to the medical tool mount, the medical tool comprising a connector comprising generally opposing sides;
- and
- a drape configured to separate the sterile space from the working space, the drape comprising:
- a proximal end,
- a distal end,
- a drape top surface configured to extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the drape and further configured to define the boundary of the sterile space,
- a drape bottom surface opposing the drape top surface, the drape bottom surface configured to extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the drape and further configured to define the boundary of the working space, and
- a hard point integral to at least the drape top surface and disposed between the medical tool mount and the medical tool, the hard point comprising:
- a hard point top surface configured to contact the sterile space,
- a hard point bottom surface configured to contact the working space, and
- a flexible portion comprising a flexible material configured to releasably grip the connector of the medical tool on at least the generally opposing sides of the connector, the hard point configured to form a sterile barrier between the medical tool mount disposed in the working space and the medical tool disposed in the sterile space and coupled to the medical tool mount,
- wherein the flexible portion is configured to move in conjunction with the medical tool mount as it releasably grips at least the generally opposing sides of the connector of the medical tool, such that the hard point maintains the sterile barrier before and after the flexible portion releasably grips at least the generally opposing sides of the connector.
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A system, comprising:
- a medical tool mount disposed in a working space for a surgical procedure and comprising a medical tool mount shape;
- a medical tool disposed in a sterile space for the surgical procedure and coupled to the medical tool mount, the medical tool comprising a connector comprising generally opposing sides;
- and
- a drape configured to separate the sterile space from the working space, the drape comprising:
- a proximal end,
- a distal end,
- a drape top surface configured to extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the drape and further configured to define the boundary of the sterile space,
- a drape bottom surface opposing the drape top surface, the drape bottom surface configured to extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the drape and further configured to define the boundary of the working space, and
- a hard point integral to at least the drape top side and disposed between the medical tool mount and the medical tool, the hard point comprising:
- a hard point top surface configured to contact the sterile space,
- a hard point bottom surface configured to contact the working space,
- a recessed pocket configured to receive the head of the connector,
- a frame surrounding the recessed pocket and configured to receive the shaft of the connector, and
- a flexible portion comprising a flexible material configured to releasably grip the connector of the medical tool on at least the generally opposing sides of the connector, the hard point configured to form a sterile barrier between the medical tool mount disposed in the working space and the medical tool disposed in the sterile space and coupled to the medical tool mount,
- wherein the flexible portion is configured to move in conjunction with the medical tool mount as it releasably grips at least the generally opposing sides of the connector of the medical tool, such that the hard point maintains the sterile space and the working space before and after the flexible portion releasably grips at least the generally opposing sides of the connector, and
- wherein the recessed pocket and the frame comprise the flexible material such that the recessed pocket and the frame are configured to cinch at least the generally opposing sides of the connector.
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A system, comprising:
- a medical tool mount disposed in a working space for a surgical procedure and comprising a medical tool mount shape;
- a medical tool disposed in a sterile space for the surgical procedure and coupled to the medical tool mount, the medical tool comprising a connector comprising generally opposing sides;
- and
- a drape configured to separate the sterile space from the working space, the drape comprising:
- a proximal end,
- a distal end,
- a drape top surface configured to extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the drape and further configured to define the boundary of the sterile space,
- a drape bottom surface opposing the drape top surface, the drape bottom surface configured to extend between the proximal end and the distal end of the drape and further configured to define the boundary of the working space, and
- a hard point integral to at least the drape top side and disposed between the medical tool mount and the medical tool, the hard point comprising:
- a hard point top surface configured to contact the sterile space,
- a hard point bottom surface configured to contact the working space,
- a first end,
- a second end, and
- a flexible portion comprising a flexible material configured to releasably grip the connector of the medical tool on at least the generally opposing sides of the connector, the hard point configured to form a sterile barrier between the medical tool mount disposed in the working space and the medical tool disposed in the sterile space and coupled to the medical tool mount,
- wherein the flexible portion is configured to move in conjunction with the medical tool mount as it releasably grips at least the generally opposing sides of the connector of the medical tool, such that the hard point maintains the sterile space and the working space before and after the flexible portion releasably grips at least the generally opposing sides of the connector, and
- wherein the second end is configured to move toward the first end to couple the medical tool to the medical tool mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.