US Patent Issued to Medline Industries on July 14 for "Sterile monitor and display covering for surgical environments" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,252, issued on July 14, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).

"Sterile monitor and display covering for surgical environments" was invented by Kenneth James Klann (Willernie, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drape can be used to cover a display device in a medical environment to create a sterile barrier over the display. The drape includes a front panel and a rear panel. The drape can form first and second top corner pockets and first and second bottom corner pockets. The drape may include a pull tab connected to one or both of the first and second bottom corner pockets. In use, a clinician can position the ...