US 12,343,220 B2
Protective device for use in surgery applications
Luke Bartholomew Reid, Dolphin Heads (AU); and Talei Virginia Reid, Dolphin Heads (AU)
Assigned to Relmat Pty Ltd, Sandringham (AU)
Appl. No. 17/913,248
Filed by Relmat Pty Ltd, Sandringham (AU)
PCT Filed Mar. 30, 2021, PCT No. PCT/AU2021/050280
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/203160, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020901079 (AU), filed on Apr. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0109813 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 90/40 (2016.01); A61B 46/20 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 90/40 (2016.02) [A61B 46/20 (2016.02)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective device for minimizing leakage of aerosols or aerosolized particles from an orifice of a patient, the orifice being either one or both of the patient's nose and mouth, the device comprising:
a seal portion adapted to be fitted over the orifice of the patient, the seal portion including a cover, the cover being adapted to define a space over the patient's orifice, the seal portion having a perimeter portion adapted to be sealed around the orifice;
one or more flexible sleeves each providing an air-tight surround defining a passage adapted to communicate with said orifice;
each of the one or more flexible sleeves having an opening at an end thereof which is distal from the cover of said seal portion, the opening adapted to receive a sealing member;
wherein the sealing member is adapted to receive therethrough a surgical instrument or scope, the sealing member being configured to prevent leakage from the passage,
wherein the seal portion comprises or is connected to two or more instrument ports,
and
wherein at least one of the one or more flexible sleeves is provided over at least two of the two or more instrument ports.