Patent ID: 11871917
Assignee: APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A method comprising steps of:
providing a surgical shield configured for insertion into and protection of an orifice of a patient the surgical shield having a guard portion that has an enlarged state and a reduced state; wherein the guard portion is made of flexible material that is biased to return to the enlarged state; the guard portion being generally tubular in shape defining a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal opening at a proximal end and a distal opening at a distal end;
arranging the guard portion into the reduced state for insertion of the surgical shield;
and
releasing the surgical shield from the reduced state such that it expands toward the enlarged state against the orifice,
wherein the step of arranging the guard portion into the reduced state comprises steps of:
grasping the guard portion by inserting fingers inside the lumen; and
folding the guard portion into the lumen from an undeflected state to a deflected state having a reduced sized at the distal end.