Closed system for surgical limb prep
OwnerAmit Guptainventor
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Abstract
A closed system for surgical limb prep has: a two-layered construction, including an inner layer and a top layer; or a three-layered construction, including an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and a top layer. The inner layer fits over and engages the limb of the patient, and the inner layer also serves as a storage medium for a topical antiseptic or other prep fluid. The intermediate layer, if present, is positioned over the inner layer and is preferably made of a substantially waterproof or fluid-resistant material. The top layer covers the other layer(s) and includes one or more strips of adhesive that can be used to secure the top layer to the limb of the patient, effectively sealing and closing the system about the limb of the patient.
Claims10
A closed system for surgical limb prep, comprising:
- an inner layer configured to fit over and cover an external surface of a limb of a patient, said inner layer storing a prep fluid;
- an intermediate layer positioned over the inner layer, said intermediate layer made from a fluid-resistant material;
- a top layer positioned over and covering the intermediate layer, said top layer configured to be secured to the limb of the patient, effectively sealing and closing the system about the limb of the patient;
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- one or more tear strips along a periphery of the top layer, allowing the top layer to be separated along the tear strips and partially or entirely removed, thus exposing the intermediate layer.
A closed system for surgical limb prep, comprising:
- an inner layer configured to fit over and cover an external surface of a limb of a patient, said inner layer storing a prep fluid;
- an intermediate layer positioned over the inner layer, said intermediate layer made from a fluid-resistant material;
- a top layer positioned over and covering the intermediate layer, said top layer configured to be secured to the limb of the patient, effectively sealing and closing the system about the limb of the patient;
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- a tear strip located at a distal end of the top layer, allowing the top layer to be separated along the tear strip and then rolled back to access the intermediate layer.
A closed system for surgical limb prep, comprising:
- an inner layer configured to fit over and cover an external surface of a limb of a patient, said inner layer storing a prep fluid;
- a top layer positioned over and covering the inner layer, said top layer configured to be secured to the limb of the patient, effectively sealing and closing the system about the limb of the patient;
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- one or more tear strips along a portion of a periphery of the top layer allowing the top layer to be separated along the tear strips and partially or entirely removed, thus exposing the inner layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.