Disposable sheath for telementry leads of a monitoring device
First Claim
1. A sheath for electrical leads in a monitoring system for monitoring patient physiological characteristics, said sheath comprising:
- a pair of sheets having edges and a first end and a second end and being secured together along said edges and along spaced seams, the spaced seams beginning near the second end and running substantially parallel to said edges toward the first end to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments, the spaced seams ending a distance from the second end to define an open pocket between the edges at the second end, anda plurality of tear lines extending along said seams from said second end configured to laterally separate said compartments into separate arms, said pair of sheets being open at said first end configured to receive at least one electrical lead, each compartment being open at second end of said pair of sheets configured to allow a respective electrical lead to extend past said second end, each tear line being located between edges of a respective seam such that the seam remains sealed on adjacent arms when the tear line is separated.
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Abstract
A pair of sheets defining a disposable sheath for covering the electrical leads in a monitoring system used for monitoring patient vital signs and secured together along edges and along spaced seams to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments. A plurality of tear lines extend along the spaced seams from the second end to a distance spaced from the first end for laterally separating the compartments into separate arms, and fingers, whereby electrical leads may be bundled together in the open distance at the first end and inserted into the arms and fingers. A seal seals the sheets about the electrical leads at the respective ends.
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10 Claims
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1. A sheath for electrical leads in a monitoring system for monitoring patient physiological characteristics, said sheath comprising:
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a pair of sheets having edges and a first end and a second end and being secured together along said edges and along spaced seams, the spaced seams beginning near the second end and running substantially parallel to said edges toward the first end to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments, the spaced seams ending a distance from the second end to define an open pocket between the edges at the second end, and a plurality of tear lines extending along said seams from said second end configured to laterally separate said compartments into separate arms, said pair of sheets being open at said first end configured to receive at least one electrical lead, each compartment being open at second end of said pair of sheets configured to allow a respective electrical lead to extend past said second end, each tear line being located between edges of a respective seam such that the seam remains sealed on adjacent arms when the tear line is separated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus having a first sheath, the first sheath for electrical leads in a monitoring system for monitoring patient physiological characteristics, said sheath comprising:
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a pair of sheets having edges and a first end and a second end and being secured together along said edges and along at least one spaced seam to define a plurality of longitudinally extending compartments, the at least one spaced seams ending a distance from the first end to define an open pocket between the edges at the first end, and at least one tear line extending along said at least one spaced seam from said second end configured to laterally separate said compartments into separate arms, said pair of sheets being open at said first end configured to receive said electrical leads, each compartment being open at said second end of said pair of sheets configured to allow a respective electrical lead to extend past said second end, said at least one tear line being located between edges of a respective one of said at least one seam such that the seam remains sealed on adjacent arms when the tear line is separated. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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