Pocket and drape system for providing sterile fields

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11633250-B2
Application number	US-202016892344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2020
Priority date	Jun 6, 2019
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

A pocket and drape system which provides multiple (e.g., at least two) sterile fields and the methodology for employing said pocket and drape system is provided. The system includes a base drape material having an upper edge, lower edge, first side edge, and second side edge to define a perimeter, where the base drape material also includes a first (outer) surface and a second (inner) surface. A first zone of pockets is present on a portion of the first surface and a second zone of pockets present on a portion of the second surface. The manner in which the base drape material is folded at first and second longitudinal fold lines and first and second transverse fold lines during assembly (e.g., prior to sterilization) maintains the sterility of the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets until each zone is ready for use during a medical procedure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pocket and drape system comprising:
a base drape material having an upper edge and a lower edge both extending in a longitudinal direction and a first side edge and a second side edge both extending in a transverse direction to define a perimeter, wherein the base drape material includes a first longitudinal fold line, a second longitudinal fold line, a first transverse fold line, and a second transverse fold line;
a first zone of pockets located on a first surface of the base drape material; and
a second zone of pockets located on a second surface of the base drape material,
wherein the first surface includes an upper left section, an upper center section, an upper right section, a lower left section, a lower center section, and a lower right section defined by the first longitudinal fold line, the second longitudinal fold line, the first transverse fold line, the second transverse fold line, the upper edge, the lower edge, the first side edge, and the second side edge, wherein the upper center section and the lower center section are defined by the first transverse fold line and the second transverse fold line,
wherein the upper center section and the lower center section of the first surface are free of the first zone of pockets and form an exterior surface of the system when it is assembled and folded for use,
wherein the first zone of pockets is present on the upper left and lower left section of the first surface, wherein a third zone of pockets is present on the upper right and lower right section of the first surface.

2. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets are formed from a clear material.

3. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of vertical seals are present in the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets to define individual pockets in each of the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets.

4. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets each include a free end and a sealed end.

5. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface includes an upper left section, an upper center section, an upper right section, a lower left section, a lower center section, and a lower right section defined by the first longitudinal fold line, the second longitudinal fold line, the first transverse fold line, the second transverse fold line, the upper edge, the lower edge, the first side edge, and the second side edge.

6. The pocket and drape system according to claim 5 , wherein the second zone of pockets is present on the second surface at the upper left section, the upper center section, the upper right section, the lower left section, the lower center section, the lower right section, or a combination thereof.

7. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein a boundary exists between the perimeter of the base drape material and the first zone of pockets, the second zone of pockets, or both.

8. The pocket and drape system according to claim 7 , wherein the boundary spans a distance ranging from about 40 millimeters to about 150 millimeters.

9. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein the base drape material is formed from a sterilization material.

10. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets contain instruments, medical supplies, or a combination thereof for use in a multi-step sequential procedure.

11. The pocket and drape system according to claim 10 , wherein the multi-step sequential procedure is selected from procedures for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; limb amputation; appendix surgery; AV shunt for dialysis; bile duct, liver, or pancreatic surgery; breast surgery; cardiac surgery; coronary bypass with chest and donor incisions; coronary bypass graft; carotid endarterectomy; gallbladder surgery; colon surgery; craniotomy; cesarean section; spinal fusion; open reduction of fracture; gastric surgery; hemiorrhaphy; hip prosthesis; heart transplant; abdominal hysterectomy; knee prosthesis; kidney transplant; laminectomy; liver transplant; neck surgery; kidney surgery; ovarian surgery; pacemaker surgery; prostate suruery; peripheral vascular bypass surgery; rectal surgery; small bowel surgery; spleen surgery; thoracic surgery; thyroid and/or parthyroid surgery; vaginal hysterectomy; ventricular shunt; and exploratory laparotomy.

12. The pocket and drape system according to claim 1 , wherein one or more elastic loops are disposed on the base drape material.

Assignees

• O & M Halyard Inc

Inventors

• Lin Brian E
• Dine Ann

Classifications

• A61B46/00 Primary

  Surgical drapes · CPC title

• A61B46/40

  Drape material, e.g. laminates; Manufacture thereof · CPC title

• A61B46/23

  with means to retain or hold surgical implements · CPC title

• A61B46/10 Primary

  specially adapted for instruments{, e.g. microscopes} · CPC title

• A61B46/20

  specially adapted for patients · CPC title