Patent ID: 11950955
Assignee: CIVCO MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS CO., INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method of preparing a cover for an ultrasound probe that includes a distal end portion, comprising:
folding an elongated tubular sheath having a closed end and an open end over itself a single time such that the open end is disposed adjacent the closed end to form a folded-over sheath having a folded-over open end located distally from the closed end and the open end;
disposing the folded-over sheath over a stand that substantially conforms to a perimeter of the open end of the sheath;
aligning a flexible band inside the folded-over open end and distally from the closed end and the open end;
rolling the flexible ring along with the sheath from the folded-over open end towards the closed end and the open end to form a rolled sheath, such that an entirety of the rolled up, folded-over sheath is provided proximate to the closed end and the open end, and such that unrolling the rolled sheath in an opposite direction from the roll-up direction causes the flexible band to self-deploy about an intermediate portion of the inner surface of the sheath.