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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly M. Haines, Deerfield, IL (US);
Robert A. Lockwood, Libertyville, IL (US);
Francis A. Czajka, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 19/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/94 (2016.01); A61B 5/117 (2016.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.01); A61B 46/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/088 (2013.01); A61B 5/411 (2013.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.02); A61B 46/40 (2016.02); A61B 90/94 (2016.02); A61B 5/117 (2013.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 2046/205 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical drape, system and method of using comprise a surgical drape having a fenestration to be placed over a surgical site of a patient. The surgical drape includes a barrier removably attached to the surgical drape and adapted for placement over a portion of the fenestration to prevent the start of the surgical procedure. Upon verification of a set of predetermined conditions, the barrier is removed by a member of the surgical staff in order to begin the surgical procedure.