IP Library Granted Patent US 7,299,803
Granted Patent B2
US 7,299,803 · App. 09/749,254 · Granted Nov 27, 2007

Pelvic surgery drape

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Patent No.
US 7,299,803
App. No.
09/749,254
Granted
Nov 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A urological drape is provided defining a vaginal aperture and a finger cot for accessing the rectum of a patient without making contact therewith. The drape includes an adhesive backing for fixing the drape relative to the patient. Preferably, a pouch is provided which is constructed and arranged to catch any fluids which might be discharged from the vagina during an examination or surgical procedure.

Claims (41)

1. A medical device comprising:

a sheet of flexible material having an aperture of a predetermined size through which a body orifice may be accessed with a probe; wherein genitalia comprise the body orifice;

an adhesive backing operably disposed on said sheet, proximate said aperture, wherein the adhesive backing secures the sheet, proximate said aperture, to an area surrounding the genitalia; and,

a finger cot disposed on said sheet,

wherein said finger cot is sized to enable access to a second body orifice with the probe, and

wherein said finger cot provides a barrier between said probe and said second body orifice, and,

wherein said finger cot is constructed of a second material which is more flexible than said flexible material.

2. A method of conducting a digital vaginal and digital rectal examination on a patient comprising:

placing a drape over a pelvic region of the patient, the drape including a vaginal aperture, a finger cot, and an adhesive backing;

positioning said drape such that said vaginal aperture is aligned with the patient's vagina;

examining the patient's vagina by placing a probe in the patient's vagina;

removing the probe from the vagina;

placing the probe in said finger cot;

placing the probe, covered by said finger cot, in the patient's rectum; and

examining the patient's rectum with said probe.

3. A method of examining the pelvic region of a patient comprising:

draping a sheet of material over said pelvic region of said patient;

inserting a probe into a vagina of said patient through an aperture in said sheet; and

inserting said probe into a rectum of said patient through a second aperture in said sheet; and,

providing a barrier between said probe and said rectum prior to inserting said probe into said rectum.

4. A method as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said second aperture is a finger cot.

5. A method as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said barrier is a membrane which substantially forms said finger cot.

6. A method as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said probe is not cleansed between the act of inserting in the vagina and the act of inserting in the rectum.

7. A method as set forth in claim 3 , further including collecting fluid from said patient in said sheet of material.

8. A method as set forth in claim 7 , further including discerning a volumetric quantity of fluid in said sheet of material from visual indicators on said sheet of material.

9. A method of examining the pelvic region of a patient comprising:

providing a layer of protection between said pelvic region of said patient and an examining clinician;

examining a first body orifice in said pelvic region through said layer of protection with a probe free from any barrier between said probe and said first body orifice; and,

examining a second body orifice in said pelvic region with a probe having a barrier between said probe and said second body orifice.

10. A method asset forth in claim 9 , wherein said barrier is dispose on said layer of protection.

11. A method as set forth in claim 9 , wherein said first body orifice is a patient's vagina.

12. A method as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said second body orifice is a patient's rectum.

13. A method as set forth in claim 12 , wherein said barrier is a finger cot.

14. A method as set forth in claim 9 , wherein said probe is not cleansed between said examination of said first body orifice and examination of said second body orifice.

15. A medical device comprising:

a sheet of flexible material having an aperture of a predetermined size through which a body orifice may be accessed with a probe;

an adhesive backing operably disposed on said sheet, proximate said aperture; and,

a finger cot disposed on said sheet,

wherein said finger cot is sized to enable access to a second body orifice with the probe and,

wherein said finger cot provides a'barrier between said probe and said second body orifice, and,

wherein said finger cot is constructed of a second material which is more flexible than said flexible material.

Assignments (12)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2024
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: ACTIENT PHARMACEUTICALS LLC; ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC; ASTORA WOMEN’S HEALTH LLC; AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; AUXILIUM US HOLDINGS, LLC; BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.; BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC; DAVA INTERNATIONAL, LLC; DAVA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; ENDO GENERIC HOLDINGS, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAR PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANIES, INC.); ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS INDEVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.); GENERICS BIDCO I, LLC; GENERICS INTERNATIONAL (US), INC.; PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.; PAR STERILE PRODUCTS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS JHP PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC); QUARTZ SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; SLATE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; VINTAGE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 043780/0316 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC; ENDO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.; ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043778/0302 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037300 FRAME: 0318. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Sep 6, 2016
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 039919/0017 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2016
From: APHRODITE WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
To: ASTORA WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037473/0354 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2016
From: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
To: APHRODITE WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 15, 2015
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPATION
To: AMS RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 037300/0318 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2015
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC; AMS RESEARCH, LLC; LASERSCOPE
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GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Mar 20, 2014
From: ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION; AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.; LASERSCOPE
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2014
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 22, 2011
From: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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