IP Library Granted Patent US 9,283,042
Granted Patent B2
US 9,283,042 · App. 13/609,963 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Scope pillow drape with extension shelf and power cord hook

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Patent No.
US 9,283,042
App. No.
13/609,963
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pillow drape for use with a thermal medical treatment apparatus or device is provided. The drape includes a sterilized sheet for covering the warming medical device that covers the device body and a basin that is used to store a warming liquid. The pillow drape includes an enclosure having a support member therein to support a medical instrument, such as a surgical scope, during warming of the scope. The support member can be housed between first and second sections of the pillow drape sheet in a pocket portion. The support member can be positioned on an extension shelf added to the warming device to provide additional storage room while not taking up room in the surgical or medical room. Additionally, a cord hook can be attached to the medical device to aid in routing a power cord for the device away from traffic.

Claims (35)

1. A drape for use with a thermal medical treatment apparatus having a body including a recessed basin in a top surface, comprising:

a first sheet for covering the recessed basin and body and hanging from the apparatus and including at least one aperture;

a second sheet including portions of the second sheet sealed to the first sheet to form an integral unit with a pocket therebetween; and

a support member housed in the pocket between the sheets for supporting a medical device adjacent the recessed basin;

wherein the support member is housed within the pocket of the sheet such that the sheets and support member comprise the drape as an integral unit wherein the support member is substantially enclosed within the pocket such that the drape is placed on the apparatus in a ready to use manner; and

wherein the at least one aperture allows for sterilizing the support member within the pocket.

2. The drape of claim 1 wherein the support member comprises a deformable material.

3. The drape of claim 2 wherein the support member comprises a foam material.

4. The drape of claim 1 wherein the pocket is shaped substantially similar to a shape of the support member.

5. The drape of claim 4 wherein the support member is housed in the pocket between the first and second sheets.

6. The drape of claim 1 wherein the support member comprises a first surface and first and second walls extending from the first surface.

7. The drape of claim 1 wherein the first and second sheets comprise sterilized polyurethane.

8. A drape for use with a thermal medical treatment apparatus having a body including a recessed basin in a top surface, comprising:

a first sheet for covering the recessed basin and body and hanging from the apparatus;

a second sheet attached to the first sheet to form a pocket therebetween;

said second sheet including edges that are sealed to the first sheet to form the pocket; and

a support member positioned in the pocket of the first and second sheets, the support member configured to support a medical device adjacent the recessed basin;

wherein the support member is substantially enclosed within the pocket such that the drape is placed on the apparatus in a ready to use manner; and

wherein the first or second sheets include at least one aperture to allow for sterilizing the support member within the pocket.

9. The drape of claim 8 wherein the support member comprises a first surface and first and second walls extending from the first surface.

10. The drape of claim 9 wherein the support member comprises a deformable material.

11. The drape of claim 10 wherein the support member comprises foam.

12. The drape of claim 8 wherein the second sheet comprises a cover portion and a flange portion extending at least partially around an open end of the cover portion.

13. The drape of claim 12 wherein the second sheet is sealed to the first sheet at the flange portion of the second sheet.

14. A system for covering a thermal medical treatment apparatus having a body including a recessed basin in a top surface, comprising:

an extension shelf attached to the apparatus body adjacent the recessed basin;

a drape covering the extension shelf, recessed basin, and apparatus body and hanging therefrom, the drape including at least one aperture;

said drape comprising a first sheet for covering the recessed basin and body and hanging from the apparatus, and a second sheet including portions of the second sheet sealed to the first sheet to form an integral unit with a pocket therebetween; and

a support member housed substantially in the pocket of the drape and positioned on the extension shelf with the first sheet between the support member and shelf for supporting a medical device adjacent the recessed basin;

wherein the support member is housed within a pocket of the sheet that is shaped substantially similar to the support member such that the sheet and support member comprise the drape as an integral and ready to use unit; and

wherein the at least one aperture allows for sterilizing the support member within the pocket.

15. The system of claim 14 further comprising a cord hook attached to the apparatus body and configured to hold and route a power cord for the apparatus.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the extension shelf extends from one side of the apparatus.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the extension shelf extends from a plurality of sides of the apparatus.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the support member comprises a first surface and first and second walls extending from the first surface.

Assignments (8)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 71677 FRAME 152. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jul 23, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 072235/0868 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 071677/0152 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP F/K/A MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0172 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 071808/0640 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2024
From: MICROTEK MEDICAL, INC.
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 068909/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: ECOLAB USA INC.
To: MICROTEK MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 066898/0988 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2012
From: KHALIL, HEIDI FRANCES; TSANG, RAYMOND WILSON; DAUGHERTY, DAVID ALAN; GIBSON, JOHN ALAN
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
Reel/Frame 029091/0831 →