Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A generally T-shaped surgical drape for use on an operating table having a laterally extending board for supporting a patient''s arm, said drape comprising an elongated, generally rectangular body portion having top and bottom ends and a pair of side edges, an elongated rectangular crossarm portion having top and bottom ends and side edges, said crossarm portion being disposed transversely of said body portion, the top end of said body portion being shorter than and integral with the bottom end of said crossarm portion, and an armboard flap having top and bottom ends and side edges, said armboard flap extending along the bottom end of said crossarm portion from a side thereof to a point overlying said body portion, the top end of said armboard flap being integral with the bottom end of said crossarm portion, said armboard flap being substantially free of attachment to said body portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A generally T-shaped surgical drape for use on an operating table having a laterally extending board for supporting a patient''s arm, said drape comprising an elongated, generally rectangular body portion having top and bottom ends and a pair of side edges, an elongated rectangular crossarm portion having top and bottom ends and side edges, said crossarm portion being disposed transversely of said body portion, the top end of said body portion being shorter than and integral with the bottom end of said crossarm portion, and an armboard flap having top and bottom ends and side edges, said armboard flap extending along the bottom end of said crossarm portion from a side thereof to a point overlying said body portion, the top end of said armboard flap being integral with the bottom end of said crossarm portion, said armboard flap being substantially free of attachment to said body portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The surgical drape of claim 1, which comprises a pair of said armboard flaps.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The surgical drape of claim 2, further comprising a generally rectangular body flap integral with each side edge of said body portion but detached from said crossarm portion and from the armboard flap adjacent thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
160 words
A generally T-shaped surgical drape for use with an operating table having an armboard extending laterally therefrom, said drape comprising an elongated generally rectangular body portion having top and bottom ends and two side edges; a fenestration opening in said elongated body portion; a transversely disposed generally rectangular crossarm portion having top and bottom ends and two side edges, the bottom end of said crossarm portion being longer than and integral with the top end of said body portion; two generally rectangular body flaps integral with the side edges of said body portion; and two generally rectangular armboard flaps having top and bottom ends and side edges, each said armboard flap extending along the bottom end of said crossarm portion from a side thereof to a point overlying said body portion, the top ends of said armboard flaps being integral with the bottom end of said crossarm portion, said armboard flaps being substantially free of attachment to said body portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
160 words
A generally T-shaped surgical drape for use with an operating table having an armboard extending laterally therefrom, said drape comprising an elongated generally rectangular body portion having top and bottom ends and two side edges; a fenestration opening in said elongated body portion; a transversely disposed generally rectangular crossarm portion having top and bottom ends and two side edges, the bottom end of said crossarm portion being longer than and integral with the top end of said body portion; two generally rectangular body flaps integral with the side edges of said body portion; and two generally rectangular armboard flaps having top and bottom ends and side edges, each said armboard flap extending along the bottom end of said crossarm portion from a side thereof to a point overlying said body portion, the top ends of said armboard flaps being integral with the bottom end of said crossarm portion, said armboard flaps being substantially free of attachment to said body portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The surgical drape of claim 4, wherein each said body flap extends the entire length of the edge of the body portion with which said body flap is integral and is free of attachment to the crossarm portion and the adjacent armboard flap, said armboard flap being free of attachment to said body portion and to said body flap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
139 words
The surgical drape of claim 5 further comprising a reinforcing panel surrounding said fenestration opening, an instrument receiving pad having a coefficient of friction greater than 1 secured to the top surface of the drape below the lower end of said fenestration opening and a plurality of attachment tabs arranged about said fenestration opening, each said tab having a flexible portion free of the drape, said flexible portion having at least two openings which extend therethrough and through which a tube or a cord may be inserted to secure same thereto, at least one said tab being positioned at the periphery of that end of the reinforcing panel nearest the top end of said body panel, and at least one tab at the periphery at that end of the instrument pad nearest the bottom end of said body panel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The surgical drape of claim 5, further comprising adhesive attachment means associated with said fenestration opening for securing said drape to a patient.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
The surgical drape of claim 7, wherein said attachment means comprises a pair of foldable flaps integral with opposed edges defining said fenestration opening, which flaps are normally folded back on top of the drape, pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least part of the top surfaces of said flaps when the same are folded back on top of the drape, and releasable cover sheets covering said adhesive; said flaps being foldable into the fenestration opening so as to present the same toward the body of the patient for attachment of the drape thereto after removal of the cover sheets from the pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
69 words
The surgical drape of claim 7, wherein said attachment means comprises a transparent plastic film secured to the edges defining said fenestration opening, clear pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bottom surface of said film, and a releasable cover sheet covering said adhesive; said cover sheet being removable from the pressure-sensitive adhesive so that the same may be presented toward the body of the patient for attachment of the drape thereto.