Operating room ring stand basin liner/drape

• US 5,435,322 A
• Filed: 09/13/1993
• Issued: 07/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cordis Medical Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Scherer Healthcare, Ltd.
• Inventors: Marshall, Lyman R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US08/121,030
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• Field of Search: 128/849-856, 220/23.83, 4/550, 4/655, 4/DIG. 18, 493/916, 224/4, 338/118
• US Class Current: 128/849
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/10 specially adapted for instruments, e.g. microscopes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 4/18 Bathroom fixture liners

Abstract

There is provided an operating room ring stand basin liner/drape which includes a plastic sheet having a tough middle portion formed in the shape of a ring stand basin for lining the inside of the basin and a drape portion attached to the formed portion so that the drape portion covers the legs of the ring stand. The sheet maintains a sterile field around the ring stand and basin and is disposed of after use so that there is no need to sterilize the basin after each use.

Claims

1. An operating room basin liner/drape comprising:

a sheet;

said sheet having a formed portion;

said formed portion being in the shape of a basin for lining the inside of a circular shaped basin;

said sheet including a drape portion attached to said formed portion;

said formed portion not having any holes therein, thereby forming a seal;

the material in the formed portion is substantially thicker than the material in the drape portion.

2. A basin liner as set forth in claim 1 wherein said formed portion is stiff and said drape portion is loose.

3. A basin liner as set forth in claim 2 wherein said sheet is made of plastic material;

said plastic in said formed portion being thicker than the plastic in said drape portion.

4. A basin liner as set forth in claim 3 wherein said formed portion is made of a blend of polyethylene and ionomer resin.

5. A basin liner as set forth in claim 4 wherein thickness of said formed portion is between 10 and 16 mil. and the thickness of said drape portion is between 1.5 and 2.5 mils.

6. A basin liner as set forth in claim 1 wherein said formed portion includes a circular lip and a round planar bottom;

a sloping sidewall connecting said lip to said bottom;

said drape portion extending from said lip.

7. A basin liner as set forth in claim 6 wherein said formed portion extends beyond said lip forming a planar region.

8. A basin liner as set forth in claim 1 wherein a basin is adapted to be received in a ring stand having legs;

said drape portion substantially covering the legs of the ring stand thereby maintaining a sterile field about said ring stand.

9. An operating room ring stand apparatus comprising:

a ring stand having a ring and a plurality of legs extending therefrom;

a circular shaped basin adapted to be received in said ring;

a sheet;

said sheet having a formed portion;

said formed portion being in the shape of a basin for lining the inside of said basin;

said sheet including a drape portion attached to said formed portion;

said formed portion not having any holes therein, thereby forming a seal;

the material in the formed portion is substantially thicker than the material in the drape portion.

10. An apparatus as set forth in claim 9 wherein said formed portion is stiff and said drape portion is loose.

11. An apparatus as set forth in claim 10 wherein said sheet is made of a plastic material;

said formed portion being of a heavier gauge than said drape portion.

12. An apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein said formed portion is made of a blend of polyethylene and ionomer resin.

13. An apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein the thickness of the formed portion is between 10 and 16 mils. and the thickness of the drape portion is between 1.5 and 2.5 mils.

14. An apparatus as set forth in claim 9 wherein said formed portion includes a circular lip and a round planar bottom;

a sloping sidewall connecting said lip to said bottom;

said drape portion extending from said lip.

15. An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said formed portion extends beyond said lip.