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Ophthalmologic drape and method

  • US 5,213,114 A
  • Filed: 10/25/1990
  • Issued: 05/25/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A drape for covering the anterior and interior surfaces of the eyelids to protect the eyeball during examination and surgery, comprising:

  • an expanse of flexible sheet material having a central opening therein through which eye examination and surgery is conducted,a retainer extending around said central opening and attached to said flexible sheet material for fitting beneath the upper and lower eyelids along the upper and lower palpebral sulci, said retainer being in the form of an elongated, curved member having ends which extend adjacent one another, the size of said retainer being adjustable by changing the relative positions of said ends of said curved member thereby changing the circumferential dimension of the retainer, wherein said expanse of flexible sheet material extends beneath and covers the underside of the eyelids when said retainer is in place beneath the upper and lower eyelids, such that said flexible sheet material projects the eyeball from contaminates on the underside of the eyelids, anda positioning arm attached to said retainer adjacent one end of said curved member and extending radially outwardly therefrom beneath said flexible sheet material.

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