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

Claim 0:
1. 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 is made of flexible material; 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; the surgical shield further includes a batten removably connected to the guard portion; the batten being relatively more rigid than the guard portion and having a reinforcing portion connected to a handle portion; the reinforcing portion extending along the longitudinal axis of the guard portion; the handle portion being located at the proximal end of the guard portion and extending away from the proximal end of the guard portion;
connecting the batten to the guard portion for insertion of the surgical shield; and
grasping the handle portion of the batten and angling the surgical shield relative to the orifice of the patient such that a distal end of the reinforcing portion at the distal end of the guard portion leads the insertion and serves as a leading end.