Refastenable tube and cable restraint for medical use
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1. A surgical drape, comprising:
- a sheet of drape fabric having a fenestration therethrough; and
at least one tube restraint attached to said drape fabric, comprising;
a strip of flexible material having a generally elongated loop-section with a first end and a second end for forming a loop about said tube intermediate the ends of said loop-section;
an attachment means at the first end of said loop-section for securing said strip to a surface;
a refastenable loop forming means for securing the ends of said loop-section together thereby forming a loop around said tube, wherein said refastenable loop forming means is an adhesive means selected from the group consisting;
thermoplastic adhesives, thermoset adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives, and adhesive tapes;
and a finger tab at the second end of said loop-section for grasping between the fingers to facilitate peeling open said loop forming means, wherein the major surfaces of said finger tab are substantially free of adhesive.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a tube and cable restraint comprising: a strip of flexible material having a generally elongated rectangular loop-section adapted to form a loop about the tube with an attachment means near the first end of the loop-section adapted to secure (e.g., adhere) the strip to a surgical drape and a refastenable loop forming means adapted to secure (e.g., adhere) the second end of the loop-section to the first end thereby forming a loop around the tube or cable. In another embodiment, the restraint is adapted to secure a tubular drape around a projecting object such as a microscope eyepiece.
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1. A surgical drape, comprising:
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a sheet of drape fabric having a fenestration therethrough; and at least one tube restraint attached to said drape fabric, comprising; a strip of flexible material having a generally elongated loop-section with a first end and a second end for forming a loop about said tube intermediate the ends of said loop-section; an attachment means at the first end of said loop-section for securing said strip to a surface; a refastenable loop forming means for securing the ends of said loop-section together thereby forming a loop around said tube, wherein said refastenable loop forming means is an adhesive means selected from the group consisting; thermoplastic adhesives, thermoset adhesives, pressure sensitive adhesives, and adhesive tapes; and a finger tab at the second end of said loop-section for grasping between the fingers to facilitate peeling open said loop forming means, wherein the major surfaces of said finger tab are substantially free of adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27)
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21. A surgical drape, comprising
a sheet of drape fabric having a tubular opening therethrough; - and
at least one restraint comprising a strip of flexible material having a generally elongated band-section adapted to form a band about said drape;
an attachment means at a first end of said band-section adapted to secure said strip to said drape; and
a refastenable band forming means adapted to secure the ends of said band-section together thereby forming a band around the tubular opening of said drape and an object contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 28)
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29. A surgical drape, comprising:
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a sheet of drape fabric; and at least one restraint attached to the drape fabric, comprising; a strip of flexible plastic material having a generally elongated loop-section with a first end and a second end for forming a loop about a tube, wherein the loop-section comprises a first major surface that is substantially free of adhesive and is adapted to form a loop about the tube; an attachment means at the first end of the loop-section for securing the strip to a surface, wherein the attachment means comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive or tape; a refastenable loop forming means for securing the ends of the loop-section together thereby forming a loop around the tube, wherein the refastenable loop forming means comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive or tape; and a finger tab at the second end of said loop-section for grasping between the fingers to facilitate peeling open the loop forming means, wherein the major surfaces of the finger tab are substantially free of adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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