Universal medical cover sheet and process for draping
CA 1322914 C · Owner: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Arco, Judith A.
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An article adaptable for use as a universal medical cover sheet is shown. The article is comprised of draping material and an integrally associated surgical zone and is formed as a closed loop. The loop is dimensioned such that opening of the loop yields a cover sheet having the surgical zone positioned within the draping material so that non-surgical areas of a patient are covered sufficiently for surgical purposes by draping material when the surgical zone is placed to permit access to the surgical site involved in the procedure. the loop is preferably formed so that its outer surface will become the patient surface of the cover sheet resulting upon opening of the loop. It is preferably …
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- Granted October 12, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 12, 2010.
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