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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Henry L. Griesbach, Iii, Clarkston, GA (US);
Inventor:
Henry L. Griesbach, III, Clarkston, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical drape for use during surgery includes a sheet that is configured for covering at least a portion of a patient. The sheet has a top surface and a bottom surface that is opposite from the top surface. An expandable member is carried by the sheet. The expandable member has an unexpanded orientation and an expanded orientation. The expandable member forms a raised portion when in the expanded orientation.