Pre-surgical safety, warning notification and/or safety device
First Claim
1. A method for providing a pre-surgical warning for use on a body of a patient having an involved body segment to be involved in a surgical procedure and a plurality of uninvolved body segments which are not to be involved in said surgical procedure, comprising:
- a. providing associated first, second, third and fourth visually perceptible indicia;
b. disposing said first, second, third and fourth upon first, second, third and fourth carriers, respectively;
c. determining said involved body segment and at least one uninvolved body segment;
d. removing said first, second, third and fourth indicia from said first, second, third and fourth carriers;
e. disposing said first and second indicia, in the vicinity of said determined involved body segment and in the vicinity of said determined at least one uninvolved body segment, respectively, to provide a labeled involved body segment and a labeled uninvolved body segment; and
e. disposing said third and fourth indicia at least one location remote from said patient to indicate that said first and second indicia are disposed upon said patient.
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Abstract
A method for providing a pre-surgical warning for use on a body of a patient having an involved body segment and a plurality of uninvolved body segments includes providing associated first, second, third and fourth visually perceptible indicia, disposing the first, second, third and fourth upon first, second, third and fourth carriers, respectively, determining the involved body segment and at least one uninvolved body segment, removing the first, second, third and fourth indicia from the first, second and third carriers, disposing the first and second indicia in the vicinity of the determined involved body segment and in the vicinity of the determined at least one uninvolved body segment, respectively, to provide a labeled involved body segment and a labeled uninvolved body segment and disposing the third and fourth indicia at at least one location remote from the patient to indicate that the first and second indicia are disposed upon the patient.
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1. A method for providing a pre-surgical warning for use on a body of a patient having an involved body segment to be involved in a surgical procedure and a plurality of uninvolved body segments which are not to be involved in said surgical procedure, comprising:
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a. providing associated first, second, third and fourth visually perceptible indicia;
b. disposing said first, second, third and fourth upon first, second, third and fourth carriers, respectively;
c. determining said involved body segment and at least one uninvolved body segment;
d. removing said first, second, third and fourth indicia from said first, second, third and fourth carriers;
e. disposing said first and second indicia, in the vicinity of said determined involved body segment and in the vicinity of said determined at least one uninvolved body segment, respectively, to provide a labeled involved body segment and a labeled uninvolved body segment; and
e. disposing said third and fourth indicia at least one location remote from said patient to indicate that said first and second indicia are disposed upon said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pre-surgical warning system for use on a body of a patient having an involved body segment to be involved in a surgical procedure and a plurality of uninvolved body segments which are not to be involved in said surgical procedure, comprising:
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a. first and second associated visually perceptible indicia respectively disposed in the vicinity of said involved body segment and in the vicinity of said at least one uninvolved body segment to provide a labeled involved body segment and a labeled uninvolved body segment; and
e. a third and fourth indicia visually perceptible indicia associated with said first and second associated indicia disposed at at least one location remote from said patient to indicate that said first and second indicia are disposed upon said patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Current AssigneeColby Manufacturing Corporation (Aspen Surgical Products Holdings Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeColby Manufacturing Corporation (Aspen Surgical Products Holdings Incorporated)
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InventorsHeintz, James Aaron
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Application NumberUS11/441,958Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current128/846CPC Class CodesA61B 2090/08021 of the patient or his organsG09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
