US 11,717,460 B2
System, apparatus and method for patient positioning prior to, during and/or after medical procedures
Mark Edward DeSilets, San Jose, CA (US); Stephan John Schmid, San Francisco, CA (US); Vincent Hodges, San Jose, CA (US); and Peter Thien Van Le, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Mizuho OSI, Union City, CA (US)
Filed by Mizuho OSI, Union City, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/469,077.
Application 17/469,077 is a continuation of application No. 15/912,530, filed on Mar. 5, 2018, granted, now 11,129,765.
Application 15/912,530 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/493,700, filed on Apr. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,905,614, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0401655 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61B 46/20 (2016.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61G 13/10 (2006.01); A61G 13/02 (2006.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01); B25J 13/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 13/121 (2013.01) [A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 46/20 (2016.02); A61B 46/40 (2016.02); A61G 13/02 (2013.01); A61G 13/101 (2013.01); B25J 19/0075 (2013.01); A61B 2046/205 (2016.02); B25J 9/126 (2013.01); B25J 13/02 (2013.01); B25J 19/005 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A drape for use in a surgical procedure, comprising:
a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, the bottom surface configured to contact a patient during the surgical procedure, the top surface configured to engage with a physician during the surgical procedure, the top surface and the bottom surface extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the drape;
one or more surgical openings positioned by the distal end of the drape; and
one or more covers on the top surface of the drape, the one or more covers extending perpendicularly upward from the top surface of the drape.