Surgical incise drape
First Claim
1. A surgical incise drape comprising:
- a flexible film having a major portion coated with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
a film handle at the leading edge of the flexible film, the film handle being stiffer than the flexible film; and
a liner having a leading edge and a trailing edge corresponding to the leading edge and trailing edge of the flexible film, the liner including a liner handle at the leading edge thereof, the liner substantially covering the major portion of the flexible film coated with the adhesive;
one of the liner handle and film handle being of a size for wrapping about at least a portion of the drape when the drape is in a folded configuration.
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Abstract
A surgical incise drape including a flexible film having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a film handle applied at the leading edge of the flexible film. A liner substantially covers the major portion of the flexible film, which is coated with an adhesive. The liner may include a liner handle at the leading edge, and one of the liner handle and film handle are of a size for wrapping about at least a portion of the drape when the drape is in a folded configuration. A tensioning strip may be applied to the liner at a position away from the leading edge of the liner to hold at least a portion of the flexible film lying between the film handle and the tensioning strip in a wrinkle-free state when the liner is being removed from the major portion of the flexible film. Further, the liner may be stiff relative to the flexible film such that the liner and the film handle hold the flexible film in a wrinkle-free state when the liner is being removed from the major portion of the flexible film. Methods for using these surgical incise drapes, tear lines, and connecting or reinforcement strips are also described.
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Citations
80 Claims
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1. A surgical incise drape comprising:
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a flexible film having a major portion coated with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a film handle at the leading edge of the flexible film, the film handle being stiffer than the flexible film; and a liner having a leading edge and a trailing edge corresponding to the leading edge and trailing edge of the flexible film, the liner including a liner handle at the leading edge thereof, the liner substantially covering the major portion of the flexible film coated with the adhesive; one of the liner handle and film handle being of a size for wrapping about at least a portion of the drape when the drape is in a folded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 46)
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39. A surgical incise drape comprising:
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a flexible film having a major portion coated with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a film handle at the leading edge of the flexible film; and a liner having a leading edge and a trailing edge corresponding to the leading edge and trailing edge of the flexible film, the liner substantially covering the major portion of the flexible film coated with the adhesive, the liner including one or more tensioning strips applied to the liner at a position away from the leading edge of the liner so as to hold at least a portion of the flexible film lying between the film handle and the tensioning strip in a wrinkle-free state when the liner is being removed from the major portion of the flexible film, the tensioning strip being stiffer than the flexible film. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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47. A method for use with a surgical incise drape, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a substantially flat surgical incise drape, the drape including a flexible film having a major portion covered with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge and a trailing edge with a film handle applied at the leading edge of the flexible film, and the drape including a liner having a leading edge and a trailing edge corresponding to the leading edge and trailing edge of the flexible film, the liner substantially covering the major portion of the flexible film covered with the adhesive; folding the drape from the trailing edge to the leading edge; and wrapping one of the film handle and the liner handle about at least a portion of the folded drape. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A surgical incise drape comprising:
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a flexible film having a major portion coated with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge and a trailing edge; a film handle at the leading edge of the flexible film, the film handle being stiffer than the flexible film; and a liner having a leading edge and a trailing edge corresponding to the leading edge and trailing edge of the flexible film, the liner substantially covering the major portion of the flexible film coated with the adhesive, and the liner being a laminate film comprising two or more polymer layers. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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58. The drape according to clam 56, wherein the at least one high melting point polymer layer is a polyamide layer.
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65. A surgical incise drape comprising:
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an elastomeric film having a major portion coated with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge, a trailing edge and opposite side edges; and a handle at the leading edge of the flexible film, the handle being formed of sheet material that is stiffer than the elastomeric film; a tear line in the elastomeric film extending generally adjacent, and generally parallel with, the leading edge for facilitating propagating tearing of the film along the tear line to separate the handle from the elastomeric film, the tear line having opposite ends spaced from the opposite side edges of the film. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A surgical incise drape comprising:
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an elastomeric film having a major portion coated with an adhesive, the flexible film having a leading edge, a trailing edge and opposite side edges; and a handle adjacent the leading edge of the flexible film; an elongate strip connecting the film and handle along the leading edge of the film, the strip being stiffer than the elastomeric film and handle, the strip having a tear line for facilitating propagating tearing of the strip along the tear line to separate the handle from the elastomeric film. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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