Surgical drape
US4253451A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B46/27
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical drape for use in hip or knee surgery designed to provide a substantially complete seal around an operative site in a one step application and having two main sections integrally connected along a main folding line, with one main section being continuous along the main folding line and the second main section being trifurcated into a median flap connected to the main folding line along a narrow junction and a pair of side flaps connected to the main folding line along wide junctions. The median flap extends substantially equidistantly from the main folding line as the continuous main section extends therefrom in the opposite direction, while the pair of side flaps extend from the main folding line about midway of the median flap. The median flap is provided about its periphery with a strip of surgical adhesive and the pair of side flaps have a strip of surgical adhesive about their edges adjacent the median flap. The trifurcated main section is folded onto the first main continuous section and so folded is positioned, with the median flap under a limb of a patient so that its narrow connecting junction is adjacent the edge of the operative site. Then the median flap and t…
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