Terry M Byers

US Patent:

20100319713, Dec 23, 2010

Filed:

Jun 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/820562

Inventors:

Terry M. Byers - Flushing MI, US
Samba Toure - Grand Blanc MI, US
Michael W. Czop - Fenton MI, US
Richard A. Weaver - Linden MI, US

International Classification:

A61B 19/08

US Classification:

128853

Abstract:

A surgical drape and method of providing a sterile surface therewith is provided. The drape is configured to cover an upper portion of a radiation shield and includes a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield. The flexible wall has a rear wall portion configured to cover at least in part a rear portion of the radiation shield and a front wall portion configured to cover a front portion of the radiation shield. The front wall portion extends to an upper front free edge and the rear wall portion extends to an upper rear free edge. At least one fastener is attached to at least one of the front and rear wall portions adjacent respective ones of the upper front free edge and rear free edge. The fastener is configured to releasably fix the front and rear walls to the radiation shield.

US Patent:

20120186590, Jul 26, 2012

Filed:

Jan 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/355741

Inventors:

Terry M. Byers - Flushing MI, US
Michael W. Czop - Fenton MI, US
Samba Toure - Grand Blanc MI, US
Richard A. Weaver - Linden MI, US

International Classification:

A61B 19/08

US Classification:

128849, 160 89

Abstract:

A wrappable sterile radiation shield drape, a wrappable sterile radiation shield drape in combination with a radiation shield, and a method of providing a sterile surface about a suspended radiation shield is provided. The drape includes a flexible wall having a sterilized outer surface. The wall has opposite side edges extending between upper and lower ends. The upper end has an everted portion providing an inverted pocket. The wall includes an upper fastener adjacent its upper end. The upper fastener is configured to releasably fix the upper end of the wall relative to the radiation shield. The wall further includes an edge fastener adjacent at least one of its side edges. The edge fastener is configured for releasable attachment adjacent the opposite side edge to releasably maintain the wall in a wrapped configuration about the radiation shield with the side edges being releasably maintained in overlapping relation with one another.