Areola/nipple surgical wound protector

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1987-03-20

1988-07-05

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128150, 128156, 128132R, 604346, 450 39, 450 81, A61F 1300, A61F 1500, A61L 1500

Patent

active

047547502

ABSTRACT:
An aerola
ipple surgical wound protector including a sterile pad having an upper surface, a lower non-stick surface and a centrally-located pad opening through it and engaging the upper and lower surfaces. A transparent cone-shaped nipple protector member having an outwardly-disposed flange at its base portion is secured via the flange to the upper pad surface over the pad opening. The nipple protector member has an opening in its base portion, a dome with air holes therethrough at its opposite end, and an interior configured to receive the patient's nipple up through the opening and into the protector member. Four spaced adhesive tape strips extend radially out from the pad for securing the pad and protector member over the patient's nipple.

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patent: 1967923 (1934-07-01), Connolly
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patent: 2604092 (1952-07-01), Brown et al.
patent: 3677225 (1972-07-01), Czirely
patent: 4333471 (1982-06-01), Nakai

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