Surgical shield

• US 4,715,366 A
• Filed: 04/21/1986
• Issued: 12/29/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edward Teeple
• Original Assignee: Edward Teeple
• Inventors: Teeple, Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/853,903
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 128/132 R, 128/132 D, 128/303.1, 604/385.1, 5/482, 5/483, 5/502
• US Class Current: 128/849
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2046/205 Adhesive drapes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/049 against light, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/00 Surgical drapes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/00 Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges protective face masks A41D13/11; surgeon's or patient's gowns or dresses A41D13/12; devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A61M1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/04 Protection of tissue around surgical sites against effects of non-mechanical surgery, e.g. laser surgery protection of eyes against laser radiation A61F9/022

Abstract

A surgical shield for use during surgical procedures in which lasers are utilized and which comprises a fabric inner sheet interpositioned between a pair of coextensive metal foil sheets. The three sheets are attached together at their peripheries.

Claims

1. A malleable, lightweight surgical shield for use in an operating room and on a patient during laser procedures comprising:

a. a non-woven fabric polymeric inner sheet,

b. first and second aluminum foil sheets having a matte surface respectively positioned over each side of said fabric inner sheet to coextensively interpose said fabric sheet between said foil sheets; and

c. means for attaching together the respective foil and fabric sheets.

2. A surgical shield as set forth in claim 1, wherein said periphery includes a plurality of eyelets to support said shield.

3. A surgical shield as set forth in claim 1, wherein said foil sheets and fabric sheet includes at least one bounded perforation for removing the area bounded thereby to expose an operative field.

4. A surgical shield as set forth in claim 1, wherein said foil is aluminum and said inner sheet comprises a polyolefin plastic.

5. A surgical shield as set forth in claim 1, wherein the polyolefin inner sheet comprises polypropylene (polyethylene).

6. A shield as set forth in claim 1 adapted for shielding anesthesia circuits provided with Velcro-type fastener strips disposed about said circuits for easier viewing thereof.