US 12,186,174 B2
One-time use only cover for medical appliance
Liron Peretz, Givatayim (IL)
Appl. No. 17/641,922
Filed by Liron Peretz, Givatayim (IL)
PCT Filed Nov. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IL2020/051167
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/048865, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 269266 (IL), filed on Sep. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0265491 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 15/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 15/004 (2013.01) [A61F 13/043 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waterproof limb cover (1000) for preventing liquid ingress to a predefined region of a limb (2000) in a cast, comprising:
a casing (110) impermeable to said liquid, said casing (110) comprising at least one opening (1020), said at least one opening (1020) for insertion of said limb (2000), said opening (1020) comprising at least one sealing closure mechanism (120) configured to sealingly enclose said predefined region of said limb (2000);
said waterproof limb cover (1000) further comprises at least one predefined irreversibly rupturable region (1030) for removal of said waterproof limb cover (1000) from said predefined region of said limb (2000),
said at least one sealing closure mechanism (120) is a one-way mechanism (130), that prevents removal of said casing (110) by opening said sealing closure mechanism (120) without rupturing said predefined irreversibly rupturable region (1030),
said sealing closure mechanism (120) comprises a member selected from a group consisting of an elasticated region, a fastenable string or tape, an adhesive region, and any combination thereof,
wherein at least a first predetermined portion of said at least one predefined irreversibly rupturable region (1030) is on said casing (110); at least a second predetermined portion of said at least one predefined irreversibly rupturable region (1030) is on said opening (1020); and said removal of said waterproof limb cover (1000) irreparably damages both said casing (110) and said opening (1020), allowing only one-time use of said waterproof limb cover (1000).