Surgical drape with placement indicia
First Claim
1. A surgical drape for use in a thermal treatment system for thermally treating a sterile medium and including a basin recessed in a top surface of a system housing for collecting said sterile medium, said drape ensuring the sterility of said sterile medium and comprising:
- a drape portion for covering and hanging down from said top surface of said system housing; and
indicia affixed to said drape symbolically directing placement of said drape portion over said top surface.
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Abstract
A sterile surgical drape for use with a system for thermally treating sterile medium is accomplished by a drape including indicia symbolically directing placement of the drape over the system. The system may include a single or plurality of basins for thermally cooling and/or heating the sterile medium. The drape includes various indicia indicating which portions of the drape are placed over the corresponding portions of the thermal treatment system. The indicia may include symbols indicating the center of the basins, the direction to unfold the drape after removing the drape from its package, the proper orientation of the drape when placed on the system, and alignment of the drape on the system such that the drape overhangs the top surface of the system for a sufficient length to reduce the risk of contamination to the sterile medium. The indicia assist the operator in properly aligning and placing the drape over the system to ensure sterility.
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Citations
34 Claims
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1. A surgical drape for use in a thermal treatment system for thermally treating a sterile medium and including a basin recessed in a top surface of a system housing for collecting said sterile medium, said drape ensuring the sterility of said sterile medium and comprising:
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a drape portion for covering and hanging down from said top surface of said system housing; and indicia affixed to said drape symbolically directing placement of said drape portion over said top surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a thermal treatment system including a basin for containing a sterile medium and a sterile drape having indicia for directing placement of said drape over a top surface of said system, a method of installing said drape on said top surface comprising the steps of:
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(a) placing said drape over said top surface; (b) aligning and placing said indicia over corresponding portions of said top surface; (c) pushing portions of said drape coincident said basin into said basin such that said drape conforms to said basin and forms a drape receptacle for containing said sterile medium. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for directing placement of a drape over a top surface of a thermal treatment system having a basin for containing a sterile medium, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a surgical drape configured to overlie the top surface of the system with a portion of the drape recessed into the basin to define a drape container in the basin for the sterile medium; and (b) disposing indicia on said drape to direct a user of the drape in properly aligning and placing the drape on the top surface of the system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification