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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Durward I. Faries, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bruce R. Heymann, Vienna, VA (US);
David Hendrix, Ashburn, VA (US);
Durward I. Faries, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bruce R. Heymann, Vienna, VA (US);
David Hendrix, Ashburn, VA (US);
O. R. Solutions, Inc., Chantilly, VA (US);
Abstract
A drape according to the present invention is constructed of or includes conductive and insulating drape segments and is disposed over a top surface of a thermal treatment system having a basin recessed therein. A portion of the drape is pushed down into, and conforms to, the basin to form a drape container or receptacle within the basin for collecting a sterile medium. The conductive segments provide a signal indicating the presence of liquid and/or leaks within the drape container to the system to facilitate control of system operation. In addition, a drape utilized for a plural basin thermal treatment system may form a drape receptacle within each basin. Each drape receptacle includes conductive and insulating drape segments to detect the presence of liquid and/or a leak within that drape receptacle. The conductive segments of the drape receptacles provide signals to the system to facilitate control of system operation.