Surgical incise drape

• Main Authors: BAKER, DENNIS L, SCHLEI, DIETMAR, SCHOLZ, MATHEW T, BRUNO, JOHN E, EULL, PATRICIA A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.06.2010
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DIAGNOSIS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A surgical incise drape (10, 80, 90, 120, 103, 160) comprising a flexible film having a leading edge (31) and a trailing edge (32), and a film handle (18, 86) connected to the leading edge (31) of the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162). A liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) substantially covers the major portion of the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162), which is coated with an adhesive (14, 81, 99, 124, 163). The liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) may include a liner handle (22) at the leading edge (35), and one of the liner handle (22) and film handle (18, 86) are of a size for wrapping about at least a portion of the drape (10, 80, 90, 120, 103, 160) when the drape (10, 80, 90, 120, 103, 160) is in a folded configuration. A tensioning strip (20, 84, 98, 128, 104, 168, 169) on the liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) holds at least a portion of the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162) lying between the film handle (22, 86) and the tensioning strip (20, 84, 98, 128, 104, 168, 169) in a wrinkle-free state when the liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) is being removed from the major portion of the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162). Further, :he liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) may be stiff relative to the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162) such that the liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) and the film handle (18, 86) hold the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162) in a wrinkle-free state when the liner (16, 83, 94, 125, 166) is being removed from the major portion of the flexible film (12, 81, 91, 122, 162). Methods for using these surgical incise drapes, tear lines (208, 308), and connecting or reinforcement strips (302) are also described.