Patent ID: 6525238
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A protective wrap for surrounding at least a portion of a limb of a patient for helping prevent transfer of pathogens between the patient and a blood pressure cuff applied over the wrap, said wrap comprising:a generally rectangular, flexible sheet having a pair of mutually spaced ends, said sheet being comprised of at least one layer located between said ends, said at least one layer including a non-porous barrier layer, said sheet being of sufficient length between said ends to wrap at least once around the circumference of the limb of the patient such that said ends overlap one another, said sheet being of a width wider than the width of the blood pressure cuff, a non-reusable fastener mechanically coupled to said sheet for securing said ends in overlapping relation to one another on the limb of the patient, and at least one line of weakening formed in every said layer of said sheet, including said non-porous pathogen barrier layer, said at least one line of weakening rendering every said layer of said sheet severable along across the entirety of said width of said sheet whereby every said layer of said sheet can be completely severed along said at least one line of weakening to completely sever said sheet across the entirety of said width of said sheet to both facilitate removal of said sheet from the limb of the patient and to reduce the risk of subsequent spread of pathogens from the wrap by preventing the wrap from being reused.