US 4,945,924 A · Sterilizable reflective surgical drape

Abstract

A sterilizable, lightweight reflective surgical drape which is effective in reducing the rate of heat loss in human patients and may be used to provide a sterile surgical environment and an effective barrier to bacterial migration throughout a surgical procedure. The drape has non-conductive metallized plastic sheeting and at least one of a layer of thermoplastic material and a layer of flexible non-woven sterilizable material. In a preferred embodiment, the drape of the present invention has a non-conductive first layer of aluminum and a second layer of a thermoplastic material. An optional third layer of a thermoplastic material is attached to the non-conductive first layer of aluminum. In another preferred embodiment, the drape of the present invention has a non-conductive first layer of aluminum and a second layer of flexible non-woven sterilizable material. An optional third layer of flexible non-woven sterilizable material is attached to the non-conductive first layer of aluminum.

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Dependent claims

A sterilizable reflective surgical drape for covering at least a portion of and reducing heat loss from a surgical patient's body, comprising:

(a) a non-conductive core layer of aluminum;
(b) a first thermoplastic material layer superposed on said core layer;
(c) a second thermoplastic material layer superposed on said core layer;
and
(d) a layer of flexible non-woven sterilizable material superposed on said first thermoplastic material layer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sterilizable reflective surgical drape

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Abstract

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