US 11,744,663 B2
Puncture-resistant radiolucent operating surface
Ryan Eric Blalock, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Ryan Eric Blalock, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on May 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/330,347.
Prior Publication US 2022/0378539 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 46/10 (2016.02) [A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0092 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3764 (2016.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A method of affixing a puncture-resistant radiolucent operating surface to a detector of a particular model of an intraoperative imaging machine, comprising
covering said detector with a flat radiolucent and puncture-resistant surface customized to cover and fit the shape and dimensions of said detector, and
securing said flat radiolucent and puncture-resistant surface to said detector with downwardly extending sidewall flanges connected to said flat radiolucent and puncture-resistant surface and that are customized to snugly fit the shape and dimensions of the sides of said detector to ensure that said flat radiolucent and puncture-resistant surface remains stable when placed in position on said detector.