Disposable sheath for telementry leads of a monitoring device

• US 20070044809A1
• Filed: 08/29/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dignity Health (CommonSpirit Health (Illinois))
• Original Assignee: Dignity Health (CommonSpirit Health (Illinois))
• Inventors: OverStreet, Faith, Flynn, Dawn, Orsini, Craig
• Granted Patent: US 8,155,755 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/846
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/037 with a frangible part, e.g. by reduced diameter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/247 Hygienic covers, i.e. for covering the sensor or apparatus during use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/10 specially adapted for instruments, e.g. microscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/30 Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40

Abstract

A pair of sheets defining a disposable sheath for covering the electrical leads in a monitoring system used for monitoring patient vital signs and secured together along edges and along spaced seams to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments. A plurality of tear lines extend along the spaced seams from the second end to a distance spaced from the first end for laterally separating the compartments into separate arms, and fingers, whereby electrical leads may be bundled together in the open distance at the first end and inserted into the arms and fingers. A seal seals the sheets about the electrical leads at the respective ends.

Claims

1. A sheath for the electrical leads in a monitoring system for monitoring patient vital signs, said sheath comprising:

a pair of sheets having edges and a first end and a second end and being secured together along said edges and along spaced seams to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments, and

a plurality of tear lines extending along said seams from said second end for laterally separating said compartments into separate arms for extending at least one electrical lead into each arm.

6. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 1 wherein each electrical lead has an electrical conductive core and a casing surrounding said core.

5. A monitoring system for monitoring patient vital signs comprising:

a monitoring device,

a sheath including a pair of sheets having edges and first and second ends being secured together along said edges and along spaced seams to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments, and

a plurality of electrical leads attached to said monitoring device and extending into said compartments at said first end and out of said second end.

2. A sheath as set forth in claim 9 wherein said seams terminate a distance from said first end and terminate at said second end for accommodating a plurality of electrical leads bundled together and extending into said sheath in said distance at said first end.

3. A sheath as set forth in claim 10 wherein at least one of the arms is separable into separate fingers at said second end for extending at least one electrical lead from each finger.

4. A sheath as set forth in claim 10 further including a seal disposed at each of said terminal ends for sealing said sheath about the electrical leads bundled together at said first terminal end and about the electrical leads extending from each of the arms and each of the fingers.

7. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said sheath further includes a plurality of tear lines extending along said seams for laterally separating said compartments.

8. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 3 wherein said sheath is separated along said tear lines into separate arms and at least one electrical lead extends into each arm.

9. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 4 wherein said seams terminate a distance from said first end and terminate at said second end.

10. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 5 wherein said electrical leads are bundled together in said distance at said first end.

11. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 4 wherein at least one of said arms includes a plurality of said compartments being separated into separate fingers at said second end along a tear line between said compartments of said arm and at least one electrical lead extends from each finger.

12. A monitoring system as set forth in claim 4 further including a seal disposed at each of said terminal ends for sealing said sheath about said electrical leads at said first terminal end and about the electrical leads extending from said second end.