Drapes

An adhesive tape or drape comprising a base sheet and formed thereon a layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising as a main constituent a copolymer prepared by copolymerizing an alkyl acrylate with 2 to 6 mol% of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and 0.002 to 0.05 mol% of a polyfunctional compound...     

A first aid package for emergency use in the field for treating and transporting seriously burned patients. The first aid package comprises a soft resilient water absorbent foam material placed on a flexible waterproof outer covering having a pair of interlocking portions. A sterile sheet is placed over...     

A tabbed surgical towel includes a double-backed adhesive layer, a release layer attached thereto and a pair of tabs located between the release layer and the adhesive layer and situated at opposite extreme edges of the towel. The release layer and the double-backed adhesive layer preferably comprise...     

A postpartum fluid loss receptacle is disclosed herein comprising a sheet which is positioned beneath the patient. The receptacle includes a pocket formed by folding an edge of a non-absorbent sheet upon itself and sealing it together. The pocket collects the fluid and includes graduations to permit...     

A support for a surgical drape to support the drape in the vicinity of a surgical patent's face and elevated above the nose of the patient to permit unimpeded breathing by the patient during a surgical process, and, in particular, during an ophthalmologic procedure. The support includes a base securable...     

The present invention describes a non-skid fenestration sheet material for attachment to a disposable surgical drape. The sheet material comprising a fibrous base web impregnated with a fluid repellent material and having one planar surface adapted to be secured to the surgical drape and an exposed outer...     

A diffuser drape for use in surgical procedures includes a sheet with an elliptical aperture therein for placing over the patient with the aperture defining the area of the proposed surgical incision; an annular, elliptical air duct on and attached to the sheet surrounding the aperture, the air duct...     

Surgical drape support apparatus including a generally U-shaped horizontal base frame having a longitudinal section, transverse sections extending from the longitudinal section adjacent to the ends thereof substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal section, a support section extending generally...     

A flexible, breathable laminate is provided for use in, for example, hospital gowns and the like, or tents. The article prevents liquids such as blood, alcohol and water from penetrating through internally while at the same time permits water vapor such as perspiration to pass out externally. The article...     

Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet materials such as tapes and surgical drapes that are skin and joint conformable and comprise a backing consisting essentially of chlorinated polyethylene and a pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of a surface thereof.

Surgical drape support for use in eye surgery or other surgery, providing for free and clear support of a surgical drape with respect to the patient's nostrils and mouth. The surgical drape support is a three-membered T device for securing to each side of the cheek and to the bridge of the nose. Adhesive...     

A surgical drape has a main sheet for draping over a patient's torso, a pair of leg flaps for draping over the patient's legs, and a liquid impervious sheet which has an opening for providing access to the patient. The leg flaps are connected to the main sheet and they extend laterally inwardly. Their...     

A water impervious laminated material is described. A preferred embodiment comprises a three-ply hydrophobic microfine fiber structure sandwiched between and fuse bonded to two layers of conjugate fibers having a low melting sheath and a high melting core. The inner ply of the hydrophobic microfine fiber...     

Apparatus for minimizing and most likely eliminating contamination during an obstetrical delivery and repair, said apparatus comprising a shield having a drape portion and having an adhesive carrying surface zone above the drape portion, the shield being disposed to be positioned with the drape portion...     

A water impervious laminated material is described. A preferred embodiment comprises a three-layer plastic film sandwiched between and fuse bonded to two layers of conjugate fibers having a low melting sheath and a high melting core. The inner layer of the plastic film is relatively high melting while...     

An extensible water impervious laminated material having an improved hydrostatic head at higher extension is described. A preferred embodiment comprises an inner creped hydrophobic microfine fiber structure sandwiched between and bonded to two reinforcing layers of nonwoven fibers, said microfine fiber...     

A laser shield consists essentially of a series of spherical glass bubbles densely packed within a range of 1.95.times.10.sup.3 bubbles per cubic centimeter to 1.25.times.10.sup.8 bubbles per cubic centimeter encapsulated in a matrix of silicone to provide a flexible and lightweight foam-like material...     

A clean cap for covering the head of a patient on an operating table to provide warmth and to prevent blood from contaminating the patient's hair, the cap being formed of a unitary piece of flat material foldable around the patient's head, having fasteners for holding the cap in place. Adhesive secured...     

A layered drape apparatus useful during laser surgery protects the patient from inadvertent laser radiation damage by diffusing radiation which leaves the operative field. The apparatus includes metallic and non-metallic layers with an airspace therebetween.

A two-ply nonwoven fabric laminate comprises a first-ply of synthetic fibrous nonwoven material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a thickness, and having a basis weight of from about 10 g/m.sup.2 to about 50 g/m.sup.2 ; and a second ply of fibrous nonwoven material having an outer surface,...     

A thin adhesive coated film dressing is provided with the adhesive surface covered by a release paper in three sections to facilitate the application of the dressing to the wound site. The construction of the dressing provides for the center section of the release paper to be removed to expose the central...     

A nonreinforced microfiber fabric is disclosed. The fabric has minimum grab tensile strength to weight ratio greater than 0.8N per gram per square meter and a minimum Elmendorf tear strength to weight ratio greater than 0.04N per gram per square meter. The fibers in the fabric have an average length...     

A water impervious laminated material is described. A preferred embodiment comprises a three-ply hydrophobic microfine fiber structure sandwiched between and fuse bonded to two layers of conjugate fibers having a low melting sheath and a high melting core. The inner ply of the hydrophobic microfine fiber...     

The invention relates to a surgical drape suited for use in urethra surgical procedures. The drape is used in combination with a surgical sheet used for covering the torso and legs of the patient, with the patient's legs placed in a raised divergent attitude while the surgeon operates therebetween. The...     

A surgical drape support for use in eye surgery or other surgery, for maintaining adjustable support of surgical drapes above the patient's nose and mouth, creating a small tent into which oxygen is supplied by a hose, allowing the patient to breathe freely. With the front legs of the support placed...     

A surgical shield for use during surgical procedures in which lasers are utilized and which comprises a fabric inner sheet interpositioned between a pair of coextensive metal foil sheets. The three sheets are attached together at their peripheries.

A fluid channelling pad is comprised of a padded portion for substantially covering a work surface. A member extends from the perimeter of the padded portion and has at least a portion thereof extending upwardly. The upwardly extending portion is displaced from the padded portion a predetermined distance...     

A new, lightweight reflective surgical drape which is effective in reducing the rate of heat loss in human patients during a variety of surgical procedures is disclosed. The drape comprises a core layer of non-conductive aluminum and a first and second adjacent layer of a thermoplastic material. A non-woven...     

Temperature regulating surgical drapes are disclosed for use in conducting surgical procedures including a drape body with an opening adapted to expose only the specific body portion during surgery and including heat generating or cooling elements affixed to the drape at a localized position surrounding...     

Water absorptive polyurethane composition, having high mechanical strength, is formed of A. about 25% to about 75% of a hydrophilic polyether polyurethane which is the reaction product of diethylene glycol and a polyoxyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 1000 to about 8000 with a polyisocyanate...     

A fenestrated surgical drape is disclosed which has a fluid collection pouch pivotally attached about the fenestration so that the pouch may selectively attached to either side of the fenestration. As a result, the same surgical drape may be used for either right- or left-handed procedures.

There is provided an improved surgical drape with a central sheet having at least one hole therein through which surgical procedure is to be performed. A pair of elongated pleats are formed in the central sheet along its outer edge, providing barriers to fluid which runs off from the site of surgical...     

A new, lightweight reflective surgical drape which is effective in reducing the rate of heat loss in human patients during a variety of surgical procedures is disclosed. The drape comprises a core layer of non-conductive aluminum and a first and second adjacent layer of a thermoplastic material. A non-woven...     

A retainer for releasably securing devices or objects of nonuniform configuration. Clamping action is supplied by a pair of resilient synthetic sponges mounted between a pair of supports. The supports can be either hinged relative to each other or in fixed spatial relationship. A mounting means is provided...     

A laser shield is constructed from a non-linting fabric sheet and a metal layer. The shield can be used as a laser-resistant surgical drape during laser surgery to protect the patient from aberrant laser strikes. The laser shield resists penetration by commonly-used surgical lasers, is non-reflective...     

A surgical isolation drape for use in urological, gynaecological or proctorlogical surgical procedures or examination of patients comprises a sheet (10) of flexible transparent or translucent plastics material provided with adhesive strips (13, 14) and/or tapes (131, 141) for attaching the upper end...     

Disclosed is a liquid-impermeable, gas-permeable nonwoven material comprising a thermally consolidated blend of (1) 5% to 30% of a first polyolefin pulp, (2) 15% to 90% of a second polyolefin pulp having a melting point at least 20.degree. C. higher than the first polyolefin pulp, and (3) 5% to 55% of...     

A fabric for medical and orthopedic applications which may be cut by severence to desired shapes without significant raveling. This is a continuation-in-part of More, Ser. No. 06/846,467, filed Mar, 28, 1986, now abandoned which is a continuation of More, Ser. No. 569,582, filed Jan. 10, 1984, which...     

A surgical drape for limb surgery has a main bacteria-proof flexible sheet 10, formed with a transparent operating window 15 having adhesive on its underside. Spaced from the window is an upwardly projecting pocket 18 to receive the length of the limb and between the window and the pocket is a folded...     

A disposable waterproof covering for a cast or bandage on an arm or leg to be used primarily when bathing or showering to protect against wetting the cast or bandage. A generally tubular plastic sleeve is sealed to the user's arm or leg above the cast or bandage by a flexible plastic strap to effect...     

A protective apparatus for preventing the exchange of harmful substances between an area isolated by the apparatus and the environment for use in medical, laboratory, and industrial application. The apparatus includes a physical shield, a vacuum barrier, and an adjustable support frame. The apparatus...     

A flexible shield for covering an article and attenuating the flux of electromagnetic radiation relative to the article includes a polymetric matrix charged with an attenuating filler. The shield has a transmission attenuation factor of at least 50% of a primary 100 kVp x-ray beam, a durometer of less...     

A reusable, flexible surgical drape which is laid over a patient adjacent the surgical field and which retains surgical instruments thereon to facilitate access to the instruments. A plurality of magnets are embedded in the drape so as to retain magnetizable instruments placed on the drape by means of...     

A sterilizable, lightweight reflective surgical drape which is effective in reducing the rate of heat loss in human patients and may be used to provide a sterile surgical environment and an effective barrier to bacterial migration throughout a surgical procedure. The drape has non-conductive metallized...     

Disclosed herein is a surgical drape with an external extremity pouch for use in conjunction with limb surgery. Drapes used in such surgery are typically of sufficient size to completely cover the patient and extend down over the sides of the operating table. Such drapes are further provided with a fenestration...     

A coated product is provided that is comprised of a substrate and a coating comprised of a microporous scaffold material having a high void volume and open, interconnecting void microstructure, the scaffold material having a layer of a selected polyurethane thereon which extends in the voids. The coated...     

An apparatus useful for applying a traction force from a traction force system to a limb of a patient comprising: an elongated tubular member having an open first end and an opposing second end, sized and adapted to receive a substantial portion of a limb of a patient through the first open end, and...     

An ophthalmic shield designed to wall off an operable eye from contigious facial areas, including a clear transparent plastic ophthalmic shield having a cut-out of a sufficient size and shape to expose the eye to be operated on, said plastic shield being secured within an opening in the surgical drape...     

A surgical drape is described which includes a pouch having a drawstring through a channel which runs along one edge of the pouch. When the drawstring is pulled through the channel, the edge of the pouch can be gathered to create a concave surface to control and contain fluids about a surgical site.

A retainer and method of producing a retainer which cooperates with either a magnetic or non-magnetic surgical drape to hold instruments during surgical operations. A rectangular tray includes a wall which extends from the periphery of a base portion. The polypropylene base portion is thermally bonded...     

A surgical drape for covering a patient during a procedure is described. The drape includes a plurality of loops that are attached to the upper surface of the drape for maintaining medical devices during the procedure. In the preferred embodiment, the loops are formed of a polymeric material and are...     

An applicator for applying adhesive plastics film to the hands or other extremities of the human has two foam-filled moulded trays hinged together at one end and releasably latched at the other end, which itself has a part-recess in each of the trays which allow access to the space between the trays,...     

A support and drape apparatus which is attached to an operating room table for retaining fluid excess during surgery. The support is a framework of two lateral members and a transverse member attached to each lateral member such that a perimeter is formed in conjunction with the operating room table....     

A method and a system are provided for protecting patients and equipment from the damaging effects of stray laser light emissions. Porous barrier materials are selected to have a pore geometry functionally related to the wavelength of emitted laser so as to cause destructive interference of the light...     

A reusable, flexible surgical drape which is laid over a patient adjacent the surgical field and which retains surgical instruments thereon to facilitate access to the instruments. A plurality of magnets are embedded in the drape so as to retain magnetizable instruments placed on the drape by means of...     

A surgical drape including a fluid collection trough integrally formed therein. In an embodiment, the fluid collection trough is positioned to fit between a patient's head and a wrist rest positioned about the head. The drape preferably includes a head covering portion incorporating the collection trough...     

An X-ray patient restraint comprises brackets which are mounted on the laterally opposite sides of the front of the backboard which also receives the X-ray film, and a restraint strap passes through the brackets to adjustably attach back to itself with Velcro (tm) fasteners. The preferred embodiment...     

A surgical drape for use in surgical procedures such as those wherein a catheter is inserted within a vein or artery of a patient. The drape includes a base sheet, for covering portions of the patient, that includes a fenestration and at least one tab portion that provides a member to which a catheter,...     

An operating theatre patient drape system which uses a combination of hydrophilic towels and hydrophobic drape sheets to provide operating theatre linen which has a low percentage of bacteria transferred across the fabric.

A sterile surgical drape sufficiently wide to circumferentially cover and enclose a non-sterile element such as tubing and a junction between the non-sterile element and a sterile element includes a malleable strip adhered to the inside of the drape, the strip being bent around the non-sterile element...     

A disposable podiatry boot especially useful for protecting casts or dressings from moisture comprises a sock-shaped member of thin water-impervious material. The sock-shaped member is provided with traction means and an integral fastening means for securing it in place on the leg of the user and providing...     

An adhesive composite is provided which consists of a conformable backing, a pressure-sensitive adhesive which is coated on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the backing, a permanent adhesive reinforcement which acts as reinforcing means for the backing, coated on the bottom surface of the...     

An apparatus for immobilizing the head of a patient during ocular, facial, or dental surgery comprises a flat cushion headrest bordered by a neck-supporting bulge. Adjustable lateral head-clamping arms incorporate padded headphones. A shroud-supporting frame extends obliquely from each side of the headrest...     

There is provided an improved surgical drape in the form of a sheet having a fenestration therein through which a surgical procedure is performed. A score line is provided partially through the sheet from one outer edge thereof to the fenestration. The score line does not affect the sheet's capability...     

A surgical eye cover for ophthalmological operations includes a first plastic film (10) to be applied to the face of a patient. The film has a window (11) cut in it to permit access to the patient's eye. A second, plastic film covers the window on the side away from the face. The second plastic film...     

Disclosed herein is a surgical drape or patient cover for use in central venous catheterizations of patients who require intravenous drug therapy and/or parenteral nutrition. The patient cover includes a mainsheet and a reinforcement sheet with two spaced apart triangular shaped fenestrations for use...     

A flexible laser shield for use during procedures in which lasers are utilized, which has an insulating layer positioned under a metallic layer and covered by an exterior opaque layer to inhibit the reflecting of ambient room light during use. A second metallic layer, also optionally covered by a flexible,...     

A three-layer laminated material is particularly useful for surgical drape reinforcing panels. The material has a first outer layer of liquid impervious material, an intermediate layer of absorbent material, and a second outer layer of plastic webbing. The webbing layer, which is on top when a drape...     

A sterile, medical dressing package (10), a method of applying the dressing (10) to a patient, and a method of configuring and packaging a sterile, medical dressing (10). The package (10) includes a dressing sheet (12) and a pair of cover sheets (14). Release portions (38) of the cover sheets (14) overlie,...     

A disposable drape for a Mayo stand is disclosed. The drape includes a built-in tray which is disposable along with the drape. The tray is compartmentalized to receive various shaped surgical instruments. One or more flaps are provided adjacent the edges of the tray. The flaps cover entrances to an opening...     

A skirt that allows a patient using a portable dialysis bag to shower without wetting the bag comprising, a skirt having a flexible waist band with an elastic disposed therein, a securing arrangement at overlapping portions of waist ends to hold the skirt about the patient's waist, and a pocket disposed...     

A liquid impermeable barrier fabric which resists penetration of liquids under finite hydraulic heads and maintains that capable after upwards of 75 institutional washing/sterilization cycles. The barrier fabric istructurally characterized by a silicone membrane attached to a fabric substrate. The substrate...     

There is disclosed a nonwoven fabric laminate formed from an olefin copolymer, olefin terpolymer, or a blend of olefin polymers. Particularly, the improved fabric laminate is formed from a polymer having a crystallinity of less than 45% and preferably between 31-35% and most preferably about 32%. The...     

A retainer and method of producing a retainer which cooperates with either a magnetic or non-magnetic surgical drape to hold instruments during surgical operations. A rectangular tray includes a wall which extends from the periphery of a base portion. The polypropylene base portion is thermally bonded...     

A method is provided for focusing magnetic fields, reducing magnetic fields and shielding animate or inanimate subjects from magnetic fields. Further a media which has been subjected to a shielded or focused magnetic field is applied to a subject, as for example, topically. The method, in part, interposes...     

Disclosed herein is an incise system for surgical drapes and the resultant surgical drape. The incise system is a two layer structure including a first layer of incise with an adhesive bottom surface for adhering the layer to a surgical drape and/or the skin of a patient. The first layer of incise further...     

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...     

A Cesarian Section Collecting Incise Drape, for collecting and retaining out-gushing amniotic fluid that escapes from an opened amniotic sac during surgery. Specifically, the drape comprises a waterproof main body drape having an incise opening that overlies and exposes a wide operative area on the body...     

An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved laser radiation barrier for shielding a surface from laser radiation comprising an outer polymeric layer comprising a dispersion of mica, an intermediate mica layer for retarding the penetration of the laser radiation therethrough and an inner polymeric...     

A drape for eye examination and surgery is provided for covering the anterior and interior surfaces of the eyelids. The drape includes a retainer, which in its preferred form is generally annular in shape. The retainer is insertable beneath the upper and lower eyelids and fits generally within the upper...     

The present invention describes a protective drape and methods for using the drape to protect or shield an object against the harmful effects of accidental exposure to optical radiation, electrical discharge, heat, or an open flame. The present invention comprises a flexible solid sheet and a composite...     

A composite fabric and its method of disposal after use. Garments, linens, drapes, towels and other useful articles are provided as the composite of a reusable first component and a woven, non-woven, knitted or otherwise formed fabric of thermoplastic polyvinyl alcohol polymer as a second component....     

A birthing drape for catching body fluids expelled during birth and for precluding the fluids from splashing onto assisting personnel has a web of plastic material having first and second spaced apart ends and a pair of laterally spaced apart edges extending between the first and second ends. A support...     

The present invention is directed to operating fabric articles comprising a synthetic substrate which has been treated to render it absorbent to aqueous media and an anti-statically effective amount of a conductive fiber.

A surgical isolation apparatus suitable for use in a variety of surgical procedures completely isolates operating personnel from the patent's blood, body fluids and contaminated irrigation fluids, while providing manual access to the operating area and permitting use of optical instruments such as endoscopes....     

A cystoscopy splash shield for use during surgery in which a large volume of human liquid is involved. The splash shield includes a rectangular shaped transparent plastic sheet with a strip of adhesive along its short edge and a hole present in the approximate middle of the sheet. The short edge of the...     

A reflective metallic foil is modified so that an incident laser beam is diffused into multiple beams to dissipate the energy of the incident beam. The surface can have protrusions that range from 0.3 to 10,000 microns high with an average diameter of from 1 to 1,000 microns and an average spacing between...     

An enclosure which can be sterile for performing surgical procedures and a method for its use is disclosed that protects medical personnel from being infected by the patient and the patient from being infected by the surgical environment. The enclosure consists of a tent defining an isolated cavity and...     

Disclosed herein is a fluid collection pouch which is extremely simple in design. The pouch utilizes a blank of fluid impervious material having a generally triangular shape including a first side and a second side joined at a common end point to themselves and at their distal ends to opposite ends of...     

A multi-layer article to protect a patient from laser radiation during surgery comprises two metallic layers sandwiching a flame-resistant, radiation absorbing layer. The facing surfaces of the metallic layers, adjoining the middle layer, are reflective. The top surface of the upper metallic layer has...     

A double pouch is described in which a smaller pouch is located within a larger pouch. The larger pouch can be used to accommodate a patient's leg or other appendage during a surgical procedure while the smaller pouch can be used to retain irrigation fluids and surgical debris. In the preferred embodiment,...     

In abdominal operations, particularly gyneacological abdominal operations, gauze-like material is often used in practice to hold organs such as intestines away from the operative area. This gauze-like material must in many cases be replaced during an operation and also lacks the desired stiffness to...     

Disclosed herein is a fluid evacuation system which is particularly well-suited for removing liquids from the site of a surgical procedure. In one configuration the system is in the form of a pad which can be placed directly on a patient or used in conjunction with a surgical drape. The pad is connected...     

Accessory devices for laparoscopic operations can be combined with a plastic receptacle 2 in such a way that an opening formed outside the abdominal wall in a cover sheet 10 can be coupled in sealing relationship with an end of the plastic receptacle 2 that can be closed or opened. The plastic receptacle...     

Disclosed herein is a repellent-treated, barrier coated nonwoven web. Nonwoven webs with small fiber and pore sizes can often be surface coated with a barrier coating such as latex to form a nonwoven which will act as a barrier to liquids. Surface coating of nonwovens having larger pores and fibers is...     

A drapery shield (10) for preventing cautery burns to the skin of a patient about the area to be cauterized has a first or upper layer (12) which is formed from a fire-retardant material and a second or underdrape layer (14) which is formed from a non-porous material. The two layers are bonded to each...     

A barrier means (2) for connection to a body part to prevent wetting of the body part when liquid is externally applied to or near the body part comprising a web (4) formed of flexible and liquid impervious material and a strip (6) of liquid impervious adhesive extending about the periphery (8) on one...     

A surgical drape for use by a surgeon in urological, gynecological or proctological surgical procedures or in the examination of a patient. The drape is made of a flexible visually transparent and substantially liquid impervious sheet designed to inhibit contamination to the surgeon by fluids emanating...     

A surgical drape has a series of retractor tunnels on opposite lateral sides of a fenestration for accommodating a vertically extending rail clamp of a table mounted retractor system. The retractor tunnels are defined by first and second portions of the sides. The first and second sides are secured to...     

A Mayo Stand cover in the form of a bag made of plastic tubing wherein a portion of the area of the bag which covers the tray is necked down to provide a closer fit to the tray than does the remainder of the bag whereby the bag will fit smoothly on the tray and not be prone to shift.