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US 5,203,350 AGranted
Medical surgical cover sheet
AssigneeRotecno AG
InventorsJohn A. Duncan, Suresh R. Patel, Gunter Wiedner
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Abstract
A medical surgical cover sheet comprises a hydrophobic fabric (11) and a hydrophilic fabric or knitted structure (16) arranged thereon. A pocket can be formed between the hydrophilic and hydrophobic fabrics and can receive an absorbent material. Provision is made for stiffening the edge adjacent the surgical wound and for adhesively connecting the cover sheet to the patient's skin adjacent the site of the operation.
Claims28
A medical surgical cover sheet for covering at least part of a patient during an operation comprising:
- a hydrophobic textile construction comprised of fibers made of a synthetic material and having a plurality of edges, said edges including a surgical edge for placement proximate to a site on a patient where the operation is to take place and a side edge;
- a hydrophilic textile fabric comprised of fibers made of a synthetic material arranged on the hydrophobic construction in a vicinity of the surgical edge;
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- a surgical strip formed by a turned-over section of the hydrophobic construction at the surgical edge, said section being turned over towards an outside surface of the hydrophobic construction;
- the hydrophilic fabric being sewn to the turned over strip forming a seam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.