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Device to secure a surgical instrument and method

  • US 5,282,791 A
  • Filed: 04/07/1992
  • Issued: 02/01/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device to secure a surgical instrument to a patient, comprising:

  • an elongated, rectilinear and flexible body defined by first and second surfaces facing away from one another, first, second, third and fourth sides, the first and third sides extending substantially parallel to one another and the second and fourth sides extending substantially parallel to one another, said body including a protecting portion to prevent contact of a first portion of the surgical instrument with the patient, a securing portion, a viewing portion disposed in the securing portion for observing the first portion of the surgical instrument, the viewing means being made from a transparent material defining a window circumscribed by the securing portion, and an intermediate portion extending from the second to the fourth sides between the protecting and securing portions, the protecting portion having a length extending between the first side and intermediate portion and a width extending between the second and fourth sides, the length and width being sufficient to prevent contact of the first portion of the surgical instrument with the patient, the securing portion having a length extending between the intermediate portion and the third side and being sufficient to extend across the first portion of the surgical instrument, and said body defining a passageway through the protecting portion, the passageway including a length and width sufficient to receive a second portion of the surgical instrument, the passageway defined in said body being a generally V-shaped notch, the V-shaped notch having first and second legs extending from the fourth side of the protecting portion of said body, an arcuate top connecting the first and second legs and a length extending into said body by a distance sufficient to dispose the second portion of the surgical instrument between the fourth side of said body and the top of the notch;

    a first quantity of pressure adhesive substance disposed on the first surface of said body to adhere the protecting portion of said body to the patient;

    a second quantity of pressure adhesive substance disposed on the second surface of said body to adhere the portion of the surgical instrument between the protecting and securing portions of said body when the securing portion is folded over and onto the protecting portion, the second quantity of adhesive substance being made from a transparent material to permit the first and second portions of the surgical instrument and that portion of the patient positioned beneath the passageway to be observed through the viewing portion;

    a first sheet of protective material to cover the first quantity of adhesive substance, the first sheet including a tab extending beyond the first quantity of adhesive substance by a distance sufficient to allow the tab to be gripped by a finger and thumb encased within a rubber glove; and

    a second sheet of protective material to cover the second quantity of adhesive substance, the second sheet including a tab extending beyond the second quantity of adhesive substance by a distance sufficient to allow the tab to be gripped by a finger and thumb encased within a rubber glove.

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