US 11,813,034 B2
Surgical drape with separable elements
Eric Strauch, Vail, CO (US); Donald Corenman, Edwards, CO (US); and Dan Droy, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Creative Surgical Solutions, LLC, Vail, CO (US)
Filed by Creative Surgical Solutions, LLC, Vail, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/535,347.
Application 17/535,347 is a division of application No. 16/435,495, filed on Jun. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,185,381.
Application 16/435,495 is a continuation of application No. 14/846,388, filed on Sep. 4, 2015, granted, now 10,363,108, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 14/846,388 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/280,416, filed on May 16, 2014, granted, now 10,363,110, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 14/280,416 is a continuation of application No. 13/155,219, filed on Jun. 7, 2011, granted, now 8,726,907, issued on May 20, 2014.
Application 16/435,495 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/280,416, filed on May 16, 2014, granted, now 10,363,110, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/046,029, filed on Sep. 4, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/352,045, filed on Jun. 7, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/357,637, filed on Jun. 23, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/490,432, filed on May 26, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0079698 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 46/00 (2016.02) [A61B 2017/00902 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical draping system, comprising:
a surgical drape, having a generally rectangular shape, an area defined by a predetermined length and a predetermined width, and a longitudinal serrated tear line; and
a sterility maintenance element, extending an entirety of the predetermined length of the surgical drape, wherein the longitudinal serrated tear line of the surgical drape is disposed below the sterility maintenance element,
wherein the sterility maintenance element is adapted to be positioned to maintain a sterile field,
wherein the sterility maintenance element is selectively reconfigurable between a covering position and a non-covering position, wherein the sterility maintenance element covers the longitudinal serrated tear line of the surgical drape when the sterility maintenance element is in the covering position, and
wherein the sterility maintenance element is adapted to be reconfigurable to the non-covering position to allow the surgical drape to be separated along the longitudinal serrated tear line such that longitudinally effaced lateral sides of the surgical drape separate and fall away from the sterile field.