Safety sleeve to protect body extremities
First Claim
1. An apparatus to provide a barrier with warning to interfere with medical physical access required to give physical treatment to a body portion of a health-care recipient, said apparatus comprising:
- a physical barrier, having an outer surface, placed to block access to said body portion; and
a warning indication visible on the outer surface for communicating the prohibition to the medical physical access subsequent to the physical barrier being placed to block access to said body portion, wherein said warning indication comprises at least an illumination source, and wherein said illumination source is at least one of an incandescent light bulb, a rare-gas light bulb, a glow-in-the-dark material, a chemical cold-light, and an light-emitting diode.
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Abstract
A method to and apparatus to prevent injury and infection of a health-care recipient as a result of anticipated possible complications associated with any ones of a predetermined plurality of health-care procedures. The invention provides specific unambiguous warning indications prohibiting one or more of the aforementioned procedures on the outer surface of a physical barrier which is placed onto said health-care recipient in such a way that the indications are clearly visible. The presence of said barrier is designed to significantly interferes with any reasonable application said plurality of procedures on said recipient.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus to provide a barrier with warning to interfere with medical physical access required to give physical treatment to a body portion of a health-care recipient, said apparatus comprising:
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a physical barrier, having an outer surface, placed to block access to said body portion; and
a warning indication visible on the outer surface for communicating the prohibition to the medical physical access subsequent to the physical barrier being placed to block access to said body portion, wherein said warning indication comprises at least an illumination source, and wherein said illumination source is at least one of an incandescent light bulb, a rare-gas light bulb, a glow-in-the-dark material, a chemical cold-light, and an light-emitting diode.
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2. An apparatus to provide a barrier with warning to interfere with medical physical access required to give physical treatment to a body portion of a health-care recipient, said apparatus comprising:
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a physical barrier, having an outer surface, placed to block access to said body portion; and
a warning indication visible on the outer surface for communicating the prohibition to the medical physical access subsequent to the physical barrier being placed to block access to said body portion, wherein the sensor is one of a proximity sensor, a movement sensor, a temperature sensor, a pH sensor, a moisture sensor, a pressure sensor and an oxygenation sensor.
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3. An apparatus to provide a barrier with warning to interfere with medical physical access required to give physical treatment to a body portion of a health-care recipient, said apparatus comprising:
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a physical barrier, having an outer surface, placed to block access to said body portion; and
a warning indication visible on the outer surface for communicating the prohibition to the medical physical access subsequent to the physical barrier being placed to block access to said body portion, wherein said barrier comprises a closeable enclosure, having an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position access is provided to perform said procedure, and wherein in the closed position access is inhibited to perform said procedure, and wherein a fastener portion retains said barrier in said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A disposable medical warning safety apparatus for use in blocking prohibited physical treatment access to a body part of a patient'"'"'s body, the apparatus comprising:
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a flexible and lightweight material comprising an outer exterior surface and having a closure thereupon for securing the material around a selected body part to form a barrier to block the physical treatment of the body part, for placement in a loose fit over the body part;
wherein said outer exterior surface provides a warning, subsequent to the placement, alerting of the prohibited physical access relating to the body part for communicating a prohibition to the physical treatment of the body part;
wherein said material forms a barrier to block an injection to the body part, and wherein said warning communicates a prohibition against injection.
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22. A disposable medical warning safety apparatus for use in blocking prohibited physical treatment access to a body part of a patient'"'"'s body, the apparatus comprising:
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a flexible and lightweight material comprising an outer exterior surface and having a closure thereupon for securing the material around a selected body part to form a barrier to block the physical treatment of the body part, for placement in a loose fit over the body part;
wherein said material forms a barrier to block application of pressure to the body part, and wherein said warning communicates a prohibition against application of pressure.
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23. A medical warning safety shield for placement over a body part of a person to form a barrier and to alert and physically preclude prohibited physical treatment to the body part by another person subsequent to the placement of the shield to form the barrier, the shield comprising:
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a lightweight material having an outer surface;
closure means for providing a loose fitting and non-binding closing and holding the material to form a shield to physically preclude the physical treatment to the body part; and
warning means to alert said another person against physical treatment to the body part, wherein the warning means is comprised of an audible warning activated responsive to any attempt to provide the prohibited physical treatment.
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24. An apparatus to provide a barrier with warning to interfere with medical physical access required to give physical treatment to a body portion of a health-care recipient, said apparatus comprising:
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a physical barrier, having an outer surface, placed to block access to said body portion; and
a warning indication visible on the outer surface for communicating the prohibition to the medical physical access subsequent to the physical barrier being placed to block access to said body portion, further comprising a sensor associated with the barrier, wherein said warning indication additionally comprises an alarm output, which is triggered responsive to the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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