Method and apparatus pertaining to a medical drape having a suction port

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9278166-B2
Application number	US-201113339837-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2011
Priority date	Mar 2, 2011
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

A medical drape has at least one suction port disposed. By one approach the medical drape includes a fenestration and the suction port is disposed within the fenestration. By one approach the fenestrated area includes an incise film (which may itself be fenestrated if desired) and the suction port is disposed through that incise film. Suction applied to this suction port facilitates maintaining the incise film in place on the patient. This suction port can have a first end configured to attach to suction tubing. The medical drape can include a patient-side spacer and this spacer can comprise a compressible, resilient material that is substantially permeable to liquids. If desired, such a spacer can be disposed over a patient-side suction opening of the suction port.

First claim

We claim:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a medical drape having at least one fenestration formed therethrough;
a pouch disposed about the fenestration to collect at least some of a patient's exuding liquids, wherein the pouch includes a first suction port to facilitate removing at least some of the liquids from the pouch;
an incise film disposed within the fenestration and having an adhesive disposed on a patient side thereof to facilitate adhering the incise film to a patient;
a second suction port disposed within the at least one fenestration and through the incise film, such that suction applied to the second suction port further facilitates maintaining the incise film in place on the patient; and
further comprising at least one additional suction port disposed within the at least one fenestration and through the incise film.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said additional suction port has a suction-tube interface that differs from the suction-tube interface of said second suction port.

3. An apparatus comprising:
a medical drape having at least one fenestration formed therethrough;
a pouch disposed about the fenestration to collect at least some of a patient's exuding liquids, wherein the pouch includes a first suction port to facilitate removing at least some of the liquids from the pouch;
an incise film disposed within the fenestration and having an adhesive disposed on a patient side thereof to facilitate adhering the incise film to a patient;
a second suction port disposed within the at least one fenestration and through the incise film, such that suction applied to the second suction port further facilitates maintaining the incise film in place on the patient;
wherein the second suction port has a first end configured to attach to suction tubing;
wherein the second suction port includes at least one laterally-disposed suction-input opening configured to be disposed essentially adjacent the patient's skin when the apparatus is operationally disposed on the patient;
wherein the second suction port includes a plurality of the laterally-disposed suction-input openings; and
wherein the plurality of laterally-disposed suction-input openings are radially disposed with respect to a central pneumatic pathway.

Assignees

• Czajka Jr Francis A
• Preskill David
• Lother Troy J
• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Czajka Jr Francis A
• Preskill David
• Lother Troy J

Classifications

• A61B2046/205

  Adhesive drapes · CPC title

• A61B2046/236

  with means for collecting drain fluid, e.g. drain tubes · CPC title

• A61B90/04

  Protection of tissue around surgical sites against effects of non-mechanical surgery, e.g. laser surgery (protection of eyes against laser radiation A61F9/022) · CPC title

• A61B2017/306

  holding by means of suction · CPC title

• A61B90/00

  Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges · CPC title