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US 4,378,794 AGranted
Surgical drape
AssigneeThe Kendall Company
InventorRobert F. Collins
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Abstract
A surgical drape comprising, a main sheet of flexible material having a fenestration, and an opening in the expected path of fluid runoff from the fenestration. The drape has a fluid pervious screen covering the opening. The drape also has a pocket comprising a flap covering a lower portion of the screen, with the flap having an upper edge and defining a cavity facing toward the expected path of fluid runoff from the fenestration.
Claims7
A surgical drape, comprising:
- a main sheet of flexible material having a pair of side edges, a pair of end edges connecting said side edges, a fenestration, an opening located intermediate said fenestration and one of said end edges, and a pair of generally aligned fold lines extending between said side edges and defining a flap secured to an underlying portion of the main sheet, with a lower edge of the opening being located adjacent a lower portion of the flap such that the flap overlies a lower portion of the opening, with the flap having an upper edge and defining a cavity facing toward the fenestration, and with an upper portion of the opening being located intermediate the upper edge of the flap and the fenestration;
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- a fluid pervious screen covering said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.