Mayo stand cover facilitating sterile draping
First Claim
1. A folded cover for an instrument stand having a horizontally disposed tray and a vertical support therefor, said cover comprising:
- an elongated flat bag of sheet material, said bag having an open bottom end and a closed top end and sized to fit over the tray and a portion of the vertical support when unfolded;
a cuff formed over a portion of said bag at said open end;
a remaining portion of said bag being folded along transverse fold lines so as to define a folded material portion, said folded material portion being adjacent to and outside of said cuff; and
an element arranged for retaining said folded material portion in position prior to use of said bag as a cover and for releasing said folded material portion during use of said bag as a cover.
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Abstract
A folded cover which may readily be transported and placed over the tray of a Mayo stand with little likelihood of becoming prematurely unfolded and being contaminated by contact with a non-sterile surface. The Mayo stand cover includes an elongated flat bag of sterilizable sheet material having an open bottom end and a closed top end, and sized to fit over the tray and a portion of the vertical support of the Mayo stand when unfolded. A cuff is formed over a portion of the bag at the open end. Sterile, gloved hands may be placed into the cuff for transporting the cover and slipping the cover over the Mayo stand. The remaining portion of the bag is folded so as to define a folded material portion adjacent to and outside the cuff. An element is provided for retaining the folded material portion in position prior to use of the bag as a cover and for releasing the folded material portion during use of the bag as a cover. In one form, the retaining element is a retaining tape arranged for retaining the folded material portion in position, and the retaining tape has an intermediate tearable portion for releasing the folded material portion. In another form, the retaining element is an adhesive pattern or double-sided adhesive tape.
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18 Claims
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1. A folded cover for an instrument stand having a horizontally disposed tray and a vertical support therefor, said cover comprising:
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an elongated flat bag of sheet material, said bag having an open bottom end and a closed top end and sized to fit over the tray and a portion of the vertical support when unfolded; a cuff formed over a portion of said bag at said open end; a remaining portion of said bag being folded along transverse fold lines so as to define a folded material portion, said folded material portion being adjacent to and outside of said cuff; and an element arranged for retaining said folded material portion in position prior to use of said bag as a cover and for releasing said folded material portion during use of said bag as a cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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