Sterile drape for two tiered hospital instrument table

US9737363B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Avent, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ajay Y. Houde · Duluth, US
• Jeffrey S. Robinson · Marietta, US
• Jose Luis Coronado · Tucson, US
• Keith Edgett · Middletown, US
• James B. Robinson · Speedway, US
• Denise E. O'Connor · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 22, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 25, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B50/15
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a draping system for a two-tiered hospital instrument back table can be used to quickly and conveniently create a sterile field. The system has a drape that is a single piece of material, desirably a film that may be clear. The single piece of material has other material attached to it on its upper side or surface in areas that generally coincide with the two upper surfaces of the table when the drape is installed on the table, and that has a lower coefficient of friction than the single piece of material. The drape may be held in place with a continuous or discontinuous band that encircles the upper tier or the upper tier support posts.