Microtek Medical Inc.

Deka Medical, Incorporated

Kimber L Vought

A sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) is provided. The sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) includes a sterile surgical drape (12) that maintains a sterile field and a thermal device (14) attached (16) to the sterile surgical drape (12) for regulating the body temperature of a patient (32).

Sterile surgical-thermal draping system and method

For use with a surgical microscope having an objective lens barrel protruding therefrom, drapes, methods of draping the microscope and methods of manufacturing the drapes. In one embodiment, a drape includes: (1) a sheet, having an elastically-deformable objective lens aperture therethrough, that covers at least a portion of the surgical microscope, the objective lens aperture adapted to receive the objective lens barrel therethrough and elastically constrict about the objective lens barrel and (2) a transparent objective lens cover, separate from the sheet and having a flexible barrel adapter, the flexible barrel adapter expandable to fit about and cover the objective lens barrel, the sheet and the objective lens cover cooperating to cover the portion of the surgical microscope, including the objective lens barrel.

Surgical microscope operating drape and methods of operation and

A sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) is provided. The sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) includes a sterile surgical drape (12) that maintains a sterile field and a thermal device (14) attached (16) to the sterile surgical drape (12) for regulating the body temperature of a patient (32). The thermal device (14) has an external surface, and is operable to provide convective heating or cooling to a patient.

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Columbus, MS, United States of America

Kimber L Vought