Eye drape for surgical procedures
OwnerHerminia Mino Sotelo De Kaspar, James Craig Milroy +1inventors
InventorsHerminia Mino Sotelo De Kaspar, James Craig Milroy, Peter Roy Egbert
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OwnerHerminia Mino Sotelo De Kaspar, James Craig Milroy +1inventors
InventorsHerminia Mino Sotelo De Kaspar, James Craig Milroy, Peter Roy Egbert
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Eye drapes that cover the conjunctiva and reduce the incidence of eye infection are provided. The eye drape has a flexible material and attached thereto a surgical drape. The flexible material is preferably circular with an opening to expose the cornea. The bottom of the flexible material is preferably convex relative to the shape of the eye. The outer diameter of the flexible material is conveniently fits over the ball of the eye. The surgical drape has an opening greater than or equal to the inner diameter and smaller than or equal to the outer diameter of the flexible material. The flexible material is removably fixed to the eye through a vacuum force caused by air expelled from, e.g. (i) a pocket of air in between the flexible material and the eye, (ii) a chamber with openings at the bottom of the flexible material, and/or (iii) a suction device.
An eye drape for reducing the incidence of an eye infection following an examination or a surgery of an eye, comprising:
A method of using an eye drape for reducing the incidence of an eye infection following an examination or a surgery of an eye, comprising:
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