Patent ID: 6087636
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
In a thermal treatment system having a basin including first and second basin portions and recessed in a system top surface with a heater disposed coincident only said first basin portions to heat a sterile medium contained within said basin, an apparatus to contain said sterile medium and objects within said basin, wherein said objects disposed in said basin are thermally treated by said heated sterile medium, said apparatus comprising:a sterile drape for covering and hanging down from said top surface and being disposed within, and conforming to, said basin to form a drape receptacle to contain said sterile medium and objects in a sterile manner; andobject support means disposed in said sterile medium within said drape receptacle for preserving sterility of said drape receptacle by preventing air from becoming trapped between said objects and said basin and overheating and puncturing portions of said drape disposed below said objects, said object support means including a support frictionally engaged to said drape at drape locations coincident said second basin portions to support said objects above a basin floor.