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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Kimberly Haines, Deerfield, IL (US);
Debbie Esquivel, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly Haines, Deerfield, IL (US);
Debbie Esquivel, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medline Industries, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/132 (2006.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 46/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1322 (2013.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.02); A61B 2046/201 (2016.02); A61B 2046/205 (2016.02);
Abstract
A medical drape () includes an upper portion () and a lower portion (). The upper portion () can be pellucid, while the lower portion () can be opaque. To facilitate central catheter insertion, the upper portion () can define one or more apertures () through which a central line may be inserted. A tourniquet () may be integrated with the drape, as can one or more tool-less removal features ().