Film Sheath with Built-In Flange that Allows for Easy and Secure Attachment or Bonding
First Claim
1. A probe cover formed from a film, wherein the film defines:
- (a) a tubular sheath having a distal end and a proximal end defining a channel therebetween, wherein the distal end is closed and the proximal end defines an opening having a periphery; and
(b) a flange extending from the periphery of the opening at the proximal end of the tubular sheath.
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Abstract
A probe cover is provided. The probe cover is formed from a film that defines a tubular sheath having a distal end and a proximal end defining a channel therebetween, where the distal end is closed and the proximal end defines an opening having a periphery; and a flange that extends from the periphery of the opening at the proximal end of the tubular sheath. The flange facilitates the secure attachment of the probe cover to a surgical drape, such as a surgical drape used in the operating room as an anesthesia screen or as a screen to separate the surgical sterile field from the non-sterile field. A method of using the probe cover in conjunction with a probe during a surgical procedure is also provided, where the method includes attaching the probe cover to a surgical drape. A surgical drape that includes the probe cover is further provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A probe cover formed from a film, wherein the film defines:
- (a) a tubular sheath having a distal end and a proximal end defining a channel therebetween, wherein the distal end is closed and the proximal end defines an opening having a periphery; and
(b) a flange extending from the periphery of the opening at the proximal end of the tubular sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- (a) a tubular sheath having a distal end and a proximal end defining a channel therebetween, wherein the distal end is closed and the proximal end defines an opening having a periphery; and
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14. A method for using a probe in a sterile surgical field, wherein the probe is a component of a non-sterile medical instrument located in a non-sterile field, the method comprising:
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a) positioning a probe cover adjacent a sterile surgical field side or a non-sterile field side of a surgical drape material, wherein the probe cover is formed from a film, wherein the film defines;
(i) a tubular sheath having a distal end and a proximal end defining a channel therebetween, wherein the distal end is closed and the proximal end defines an opening; and
(ii) a flange extending from the periphery of the opening at the proximal end of the tubular sheath;b) attaching a non-sterile field facing surface of the flange to a sterile surgical field facing surface of the surgical drape material or attaching a sterile field facing surface of the flange to a non-sterile field facing surface of the surgical drape material; and c) inserting the probe into the opening at the proximal end of the tubular sheath and into the channel from the non-sterile field, wherein the probe is connected to the non-sterile medical instrument via a cord such that the probe is encased by the tubular sheath. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A surgical drape for separating a sterile surgical field from a non-sterile field, the surgical drape comprising:
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a surgical drape material having an opening formed therein; and a probe cover formed from a film, wherein the film defines;
(a) a tubular sheath having a distal end and a proximal end defining a channel therebetween, wherein the distal end is closed and the proximal end defines an opening having a periphery; and
(b) a flange extending from the periphery of the opening at the proximal end of the tubular sheath, wherein the probe cover opening is aligned with the surgical drape material opening, wherein the probe cover is attached to the surgical drape material via the flange.
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