Surgical drape having a fluid collection pouch with an inflatable rim
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus used for collecting fluids during a medical procedure includes a fluid collection pouch having an open end, an inflatable bladder substantially surrounding a perimeter of the open end, and a pump coupled to the inflatable bladder. The pump is operable to inflate the inflatable bladder. According to another embodiment of the invention, an apparatus used for collecting fluids during a medical procedure includes a fluid collection pouch having an open end with a perimeter, a channel surrounding approximately one half of the perimeter of the open end, an inflatable bladder disposed within the channel, and a pump disposed within the channel and coupled to the inflatable bladder. The pump is operable to inflate the inflatable bladder.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a fluid collection pouch having an open end and one or more inflatable bladders around a perimeter of the open end;
inflating the inflatable bladders;
adhering the fluid collection pouch to a substrate via an adhesive strip such that the fluid collection pouch is positioned underneath a limb of a patient; and
collecting fluids in the fluid collection pouch as a result of a treatment of the limb.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising draining fluids from the fluid collection pouch.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising extending the inflatable bladders around approximately one half of the perimeter of the open end.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein adhering the fluid collection pouch to a substrate comprises adhering the fluid collection pouch to a drape.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein adhering the fluid collection pouch to a substrate comprises adhering the fluid collection pouch to a bed.
6. A system used for collecting fluids during a medical procedure, comprising:
a fluid collection pouch having an open end;
a channel surrounding approximately one half of the perimeter of the open end;
an elongated inflatable bladder formed within the channel;
a flap comprising an adhesive strip, wherein the flap surrounds the other approximately one half of the perimeter of the open end; and
an inflating device for inflating the inflatable bladder.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inflating device is a pump.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inflating device is a chemical reaction type pump.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inflating device is a compressed air source.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inflating device is a hand pump.
11. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a drainage port coupled to a wall of the fluid collection pouch for draining fluid from the fluid collection pouch.
12. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inflating device is a carbon dioxide cartridge.
13. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inflating device is a squeeze bulb.
14. An apparatus used for collecting fluid during a medical procedure, comprising:
a cone-shaped fluid collection pouch having an open end with a perimeter;
a channel surrounding approximately one half of the perimeter of the open end;
a flap surrounding the other approximately one half of the perimeter of the open end, the flap including an adhesive strip for coupling the apparatus to a bed;
an inflatable bladder formed within the channel; and
an inflating device disposed within the channel and coupled to the inflatable bladder, the inflating device operable to inflate the inflatable bladder.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inflating device is a pump.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inflating device is a chemical reaction type pump.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inflating device is a compressed air source.
18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inflating device is a hand pump.
19. The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising a drainage port coupled to a wall of the fluid collection pouch for draining fluid from the fluid collection pouch.
20. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inflating device is a squeeze bulb.
21. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the inflating device is a carbon dioxide cartridge.