Method and device for covering a medical instrument
First Claim
1. A method for applying a medical instrument cover comprising:
- providing a medical instrument comprising an elongate member, the elongate member having a first end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and a second end spaced from the first end;
providing a flexible cover having a closed end, an open end, and sidewall defining an inner region between the closed end and open end;
covering at least the first end of the elongate member with the flexible cover;
sealing the flexible cover and the instrument to each other to form an enclosed space comprising at least the first end of the elongate member;
evacuating fluid from within the enclosed space to form an evacuated enclosed space, with the flexible cover conforming to at least a portion of the elongate member within the evacuated enclosed space.
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Abstract
A method is provided for applying a medical instrument cover including: providing a medical instrument comprising an elongate member, the elongate member having a first end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and a second end spaced from the first end; providing a flexible cover having a closed end, an open end, and sidewall defining an inner region between the closed end and open end; covering at least the first end of the elongate member with the flexible cover; sealing the flexible cover and the instrument to each other to form an enclosed space comprising at least the first end of the elongate member; evacuating fluid from within the enclosed space to form an evacuated enclosed space, with the flexible cover conforming to at least a portion of the elongate member within the evacuated enclosed space.
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1. A method for applying a medical instrument cover comprising:
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providing a medical instrument comprising an elongate member, the elongate member having a first end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and a second end spaced from the first end;
providing a flexible cover having a closed end, an open end, and sidewall defining an inner region between the closed end and open end;
covering at least the first end of the elongate member with the flexible cover;
sealing the flexible cover and the instrument to each other to form an enclosed space comprising at least the first end of the elongate member;
evacuating fluid from within the enclosed space to form an evacuated enclosed space, with the flexible cover conforming to at least a portion of the elongate member within the evacuated enclosed space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of forming a sterile field around a medical instrument comprising:
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providing a medical instrument comprising an elongate member, the elongate member having a first end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and a second end spaced from the first end;
providing a flexible drape having a closed end, an open end, and a sidewall defining an inner region between the ends;
covering at least the first end of the elongate member with the flexible drape;
sealing the flexible drape and the instrument to each other with mastic to form a first enclosed space comprising at least the first end of the elongate member;
removing gas from within the first enclosed space to form a second enclosed space smaller than the first enclosed space, with the flexible drape conforming to at least a portion of the elongate member within the second enclosed space. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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