Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Drapes
Patent
1997-06-04
2000-06-06
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Drapes
A61B 1900
Patent
active
060705868
ABSTRACT:
A medical drape for controlling fluid during a medical procedure. The drape includes a base sheet formed of a fluid impervious material which is placed underneath a patient and on an operating bed. A sealing lip, which is made of a material such as a plastic encapsulated, compressible foam to conform to the underside of the patient, is attached to the base sheet in a fluid tight fashion and serves to achieve a fluid tight seal between the medical drape and the patient positioned thereon. The sealing lip rings a region of the base sheet and causes fluid that runs down along the patient above the base sheet to collect on the base sheet region, from where it is funneled to a fluid collection pouch. In an alternate embodiment, the medical drape is provided with a patient covering main sheet. A method of controlling fluid run-off during medical procedures with the a medical drape is also disclosed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3540441 (1970-11-01), Collins
patent: 4598458 (1986-07-01), McAllester
patent: 5143091 (1992-09-01), Patnode
patent: 5161544 (1992-11-01), Morris
Product brochure entitled "Innovation By Design . . . OB/Gyn Pouch Drapes," by Microtek Medical, Inc., Columbus, MS, 1994.
Product information sheet related to "Fluid Collection Under Buttocks Drape, 44" .times.'"" by Kimberly Clark.
Harroll Bernadette A.
Lingeman Paul E.
Brown Michael A.
Lingeman Medical Products, Inc.
LandOfFree
Fluid control drape with conforming lip does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Fluid control drape with conforming lip, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Fluid control drape with conforming lip will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2205757