Infection control surgical drape and method of making surgical incision
First Claim
1. A surgical drape for isolating a surgical site comprising, in combination:
- a first sheet defining therein an opening adapted for receiving therethrough a body part;
a second sheet formed of transparent synthetic resin film and presenting a first side, a second side, a proximate margin, a remote margin, and a pair of opposite edges;
means connecting said proximate margin of said second sheet to said first sheet adjacent said opening in an orientation enabling said second sheet to be extended in covering relationship to said opening; and
an adhesive coating on said first side of said second sheet for securing said second sheet to the body part during surgery.
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Abstract
A surgical drape is provided for reducing the potential for contamination at a surgical incision site which includes a first sheet having an opening for passing a body part therethrough and a second sheet connected to the first sheet proximate the opening. The second sheet is preferably of transparent synthetic resing material having adhesive coating on one side thereof. A third sheet may be provided, with the body part positioned between the second and third sheets. The second and third sheets may be connected along their respective side edges to isolate the surgical incision area. In the corresponding method, an incision may be made through the transparent second sheet, with the second sheet adhering to the body part to limit the contamination of the incision site by solids or fluids contacting or coming from the surrounding tissue.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A surgical drape for isolating a surgical site comprising, in combination:
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a first sheet defining therein an opening adapted for receiving therethrough a body part; a second sheet formed of transparent synthetic resin film and presenting a first side, a second side, a proximate margin, a remote margin, and a pair of opposite edges; means connecting said proximate margin of said second sheet to said first sheet adjacent said opening in an orientation enabling said second sheet to be extended in covering relationship to said opening; and an adhesive coating on said first side of said second sheet for securing said second sheet to the body part during surgery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making a surgical incision at an incision site on a body part during surgery comprising the steps of:
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providing a surgical drape including a first sheet having an opening therein and a second sheet having a first side, a second side, a pair of side edges, a proximal margin and a remote margin, said second sheet being connected to said first sheet adjacent said proximal margin and adjacent said opening; passing the body part of a patient through said opening to position the incision site over said first sheet; extending the second sheet while connected to said first sheet over the opening; adhesively affixing said second sheet to the body part in covering relationship to the incision site; and making an incision through the second sheet and into the body part. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical drape comprising:
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a first base sheet including an elastomeric panel defining therewithin an opening configured to receive therethrough a body part; a second sheet having at least a portion thereof formed of transparent synthetic resin film and including a proximate margin secured to said first sheet adjacent said opening, said second sheet also including a remote margin, a first side, a second side, and a pair of opposed edges defining therebetween a first transverse width; a third sheet including a near margin secured to said first sheet adjacent to said opening and in opposition across said opening relative to said proximate margin of said second sheet, said third sheet further including a free margin, one side, another side, and a pair of opposed side edges presenting therebetween a second transverse width, said second sheet being configured for extension across said opening in overlying relationship to said body part, with said second side thereof in opposing relationship with the one side of said third sheet; and means for adhesively securing said second sheet to said body part, and for adhesively interconnecting respective portions of said second and third sheets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A surgical drape for facilitating surgery at a surgical site on a body part, said drape comprising:
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a first base sheet presenting an upper surface, an opposed lower surface, an opening therethrough, and a surgical site region adjacent said opening, said opening being oriented for passage of a body part through the opening from said lower surface to said upper surface, with at least said surgical site of said body part over said surgical site region; a second sheet presenting a top surface and an opposed bottom surface; means operatively connecting said second sheet to said first sheet adjacent said opening, with said second sheet extending over said opening and said surgical site, said bottom surface of said second sheet being in face-to-face relationship with said upper surface of said first sheet; and means for adhering said second sheet to said body part portion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. The surgical drape comprising:
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a first base sheet presenting an upper surface, an opposed lower surface, and a body part-receiving opening therethrough; a second sheet having one end margin thereof secured to said first sheet adjacent said opening and being of sufficient length and width when extended to cover said opening and a surgical site spaced from said opening, said second sheet being in a non-extended orientation with successive segments of the second sheet lying atop each other; a third sheet having a first end margin thereof secured to said first sheet adjacent said opening and in generally opposed relationship to said one end margin of said second sheet across said opening, said third sheet being of sufficient length and width when extended to cover said surgical site beneath said second sheet, said third sheet being in a non-extended orientation with successive segments of the third sheet lying atop each other. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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