Surgical drape
CA 1061211 A · Owner: Johnson And Johnson · Inventors: Krzewinski, Henrietta K.
Overview
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A fenestrated surgical drape for use in orthopedic and related surgery comprising a flexible and unitary sheet having a main portion and two adjacent wing portions whose inner edges, preferably spaced a small distance from each other, define therebetween an elongated slit or gap. The slit merges into a fenestration which is located generally inwardly of the perimeter of the drape. One of the two wing portions has a flap-like sheet which, after the drape has been applied to a patient, covers at least a portion of the length of the slit and lies beneath the other of the wing portions. An extremity, e.g. a leg, extends through the fenestration during surgery. The drape is preferably reinforced …
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- Granted August 28, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 28, 1996.
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