Drape assembly with pouch and method
AssigneeThe Kendall Company
InventorRobert F. Collins
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Abstract
A drape assembly comprising, a sterile drape, and a retaining pouch which may be attached to the drape. The pouch has a pocket for retaining refuse discarded pursuant to an operation.
Claims16
A disposable drape assembly, comprising:
- a sterile drape comprising a sheet of flexible material;
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- a retaining pouch initially separated from said drape and having a back wall comprising a sheet of flexible material, a front wall comprising a sheet of flexible material, with said sheets defining a pocket and an opening for placement of articles in the pouch, and means for attaching the pouch to the drape at a selected location after placement of the drape with the back wall facing the drape.
A drape assembly for a surgical equipment table, comprising:
- a sterile folded table drape having side portions unfoldable from the drape into a configuration extending past opposed edges of the table adjacent a reference edge of the table, a first end portion unfoldable from the drape into a configuration extending substantially below an edge of the table remote the reference edge, and a second end portion unfoldable from the drape into a configuration extending below the table reference edge;
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- a retaining pouch having front and back walls defining a pocket and an opening communicating with the pocket, and means for attaching the pouch to the table drape with the opening located adjacent an edge of the table.
A drape assembly for a surgical equipment table comprising, a sterile folded table drape having side portions unfoldable from the drape into a configuration extending past opposed edges of the table adjacent a reference edge of the table, a first end portion unfoldable from the drape into a configuration extending substantially below an edge of the table remote the reference edge, a second end portion unfoldable from the drape into a configuration extending below the table reference edge, and a pouch positioned on an outer surface of the drape relative the table and defining a pocket for retaining articles therein, said pouch having an upper edge defining an opening communicating with the pocket adjacent a covered edge of the table.
A method of covering a surgical equipment table in an aseptic manner, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a folded sterile table drape adjacent a reference edge of the table;
- unfolding side portions of the drape to a location extending substantially below opposed edges of the table adjacent the reference edge;
- unfolding a first end portion of the drape to a location extending substantially below an edge of the table remote the reference edge;
- unfolding a second end portion of the drape to a location below the reference table edge;
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- attaching a pouch to an outer surface of the drape adjacent a covered table edge.
A method of covering a surgical equipment table in an aseptic manner, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a folded sterile table drape adjacent a reference edge of the table;
- unfolding side portions of the drape to a location extending substantially below opposed edges of the table adjacent the reference edge while positioning a pouch on a side portion of the drape below an opposed edge of the table;
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- unfolding a first end portion of the drape to a location extending substantially below an edge of the table remote the reference edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.