ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,464, issued on March 3, was assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Surgical draping system and method" was invented by Robert A. Fields (Memphis, Tenn.) and Richard A Hynes (Melbourne Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical drape includes at least one deployment member connected with draping movable between a non-deployed orientation and a deployed orientation to define a sterile region about a body disposed with a surgical table. The draping includes a first draping and a second draping. A sleeve includes a seal connectable with a selected surface of the body. The sleeve is connectable between the first dr...