Surgical drape for colonoscopy
First Claim
1. A surgical drape capable of being removably secured to a patient, said drape forming a substantially fluid-impermeable barrier designed to be interposed between said patient and a medical worker thereby protecting said medical worker from a patient'"'"'s excretions during a medical procedure, said drape containing an opening through which an instrument can be inserted, said drape forming a pliable, deformable sheet sized to engage a sufficient area of said patient'"'"'s body as to provide said medical worker with substantial occlusive protection, said drape having an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side, said adhesive side being adhesive across substantially its entire surface, said adhesive forming a complete seal around said opening, thus reducing the possibility for contamination from aerosolized contaminants.
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Abstract
A flexible surgical drape has an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side. The adhesive side is adhesive across substantially its entire face. The drape consists of a flexible sheet suitable for covering a substantial portion of a patient'"'"'s body. A pocket for catching patient secretions and other fluids is attached to the adhesive side of the drape. The drape contains an opening capable of receiving a removable valve, which, when in place, seals off the opening and prevents the passage of gases, secretions, and fluids that are typically present during a medical procedure. The valve can be made to lock into the opening so as to reduce the likelihood of its inadvertent removal. An examining tool such as a colonoscope fits through a hole extending through the valve and thus can be passed from one side of the drape to the other. A reservoir suitable for holding a lubricating substance is securely attached to and forms part of the valve, and the examining tool when inserted through the valve passes through this lubricating substance and is coated by it.
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- 1. A surgical drape capable of being removably secured to a patient, said drape forming a substantially fluid-impermeable barrier designed to be interposed between said patient and a medical worker thereby protecting said medical worker from a patient'"'"'s excretions during a medical procedure, said drape containing an opening through which an instrument can be inserted, said drape forming a pliable, deformable sheet sized to engage a sufficient area of said patient'"'"'s body as to provide said medical worker with substantial occlusive protection, said drape having an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side, said adhesive side being adhesive across substantially its entire surface, said adhesive forming a complete seal around said opening, thus reducing the possibility for contamination from aerosolized contaminants.
- 10. A surgical drape capable of being removably secured to a patient, said drape forming a substantially fluid-impermeable barrier designed to be interposed between said patient and a medical worker thereby protecting said medical worker from a patient'"'"'s excretions during a medical procedure, said drape containing a closeable opening designed to close about an instrument inserted therethrough, said opening adapted to slidably engage said instrument, wherein said opening is closed by the insertion of a removable valve that fits sealingly in said opening and through which said instrument is inserted, said drape forming a pliable, deformable sheet sized to engage a sufficient area of said patient'"'"'s body as to provide said medical worker with substantial occlusive protection.
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