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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. 04, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey E Bark, Green Bay, WI (US);
William E Potts, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
Microtek Medical, Inc., Columbus, MS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128849 ; 128853 ;
Abstract
A surgical splash shield for use in surgical procedures requiring the use of a surgical scope such as an endoscope. In one embodiment, the device is generally rectangular in shape with a hole or an eyepiece port having an elliptical hole located at the center and uses adhesive tape to secure the device. In another embodiment, the device comprises a relatively square section which protects the clinician's body and a circular area which covers the scope and protects the clinician's face. The device, again, has an elliptical eyepiece port and is secured by adhesive tape.