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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel W Harrison, Shreveport, LA (US);
Michelle L Grabski, Bossier City, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128849 ; 128857 ; 128863 ; 55071 ; 248174 ;
Abstract
A device for maintaining sterility during which device includes an L-shaped member having a base panel for fitting beneath the patient, an upward-standing side or end panel and a horizontally oriented instrument platform extending from the side or end panel above the patient's head, neck and shoulders for receiving instruments during surgery. The device facilitates draping of the patient's head to insure a sterile operating field which is maintained throughout the surgical procedure. In a preferred embodiment, the instrument panel and the end or side panels may be removed from the base panel.