Medical solution thermal treatment system and method of controlling system operation in accordance with detection of solution and leaks in surgical drape containers
First Claim
1. A device for detecting conditions within a thermal treatment system basin for thermally treating a sterile liquid comprising:
- a surgical drape to cover and substantially conform to said basin to serve as a drape container for containing said liquid;
a sensing device to ascertain conditions of said drape container, wherein said sensing device is disposed on a sterile drape surface within said drape container and extends therefrom through a surgical drape opening to a non-sterile drape surface; and
at least one material segment attached to said drape and including dimensions greater than said opening to cover and seal said opening with said sensing device disposed therethrough;
wherein said opening is defined in said surgical drape at a drape location coincident an area of said thermal treatment system outside the confines of said basin.
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Abstract
A drape including a sensing device is disposed over a thermal treatment system having a basin recessed therein to form a drape container or receptacle within the basin for collecting a sterile medium. The thermal treatment system may either heat or congeal the sterile medium. The sensing device is typically disposed through the drape to provide a signal indicating the presence of liquid and/or leaks within the drape container to the system to facilitate control of system operation. In addition, the sensing device may be affixed to a plural basin drape utilized for a multiple basin thermal treatment system. The drape forms a drape receptacle within each basin, while a sensing device is typically disposed within each drape receptacle to detect the presence of liquid and/or a leak within that drape receptacle to facilitate control of system operation in substantially the same manner described above.
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40 Claims
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1. A device for detecting conditions within a thermal treatment system basin for thermally treating a sterile liquid comprising:
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a surgical drape to cover and substantially conform to said basin to serve as a drape container for containing said liquid;
a sensing device to ascertain conditions of said drape container, wherein said sensing device is disposed on a sterile drape surface within said drape container and extends therefrom through a surgical drape opening to a non-sterile drape surface; and
at least one material segment attached to said drape and including dimensions greater than said opening to cover and seal said opening with said sensing device disposed therethrough;
wherein said opening is defined in said surgical drape at a drape location coincident an area of said thermal treatment system outside the confines of said basin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A device for detecting conditions within a thermal treatment system basin for thermally treating a sterile liquid comprising:
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a surgical drape to cover and substantially conform to said basin to serve as a drape container for containing said liquid;
a sensing device to ascertain conditions of said drape container, wherein said sensing device is disposed on a sterile drape surface within said drape container and extends therefrom through a surgical drape opening to a non-sterile drape surface; and
a single material segment attached to said drape and including dimensions greater than said opening to cover and seal said opening with said sensing device disposed therethrough;
wherein said opening is sealed by said material segment on a single drape surface and is exposed with respect to a drape surface opposing that single drape surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22)
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23. A method of detecting conditions within a thermal treatment system basin for thermally treating a sterile liquid comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a surgical drape to cover and substantially conform to said basin to serve as a drape container for containing said liquid;
(b) defining an opening in said surgical drape at a drape location coincident an area of said thermal treatment system outside the confines of said basin;
(c) disposing a sensing device on a sterile drape surface within said drape container to ascertain conditions of said drape container with said sensing device extending through said surgical drape opening to a non-sterile drape surface; and
(d) attaching at least one material segment, including dimensions greater than said opening, to said drape to cover and seal said opening with said sensing device disposed therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of detecting conditions within a thermal treatment system basin for thermally treating a sterile liquid comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a surgical drape to cover and substantially conform to said basin to serve as a drape container for containing said liquid;
(b) defining an opening in said surgical drape;
(c) disposing a sensing device within said drape container to ascertain conditions of said drape container with said sensing device extending through said surgical drape opening to a non-sterile drape surface; and
(d) attaching a single material segment to said drape, including dimensions greater than said opening, to cover and seal said opening with said sensing device disposed therethrough, wherein said opening is sealed by said material segment on a single drape surface and is exposed with respect to a drape surface opposing that single drape surface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40)
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38. The method of 37, further including the step of:
(e) measuring a potential of said at least one conductor to ascertain conditions of said drape container including the presence of said liquid and a leak within said drape container.
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