Patent ID: 8813755
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A disposable surgical cover for a patient, the disposable surgical cover comprising: a liquid-impermeable base cover, said liquid-impermeable base cover having a lower side facing the patient during use and an upper side, said liquid-impermeable base cover extending in a longitudinal direction between an upper end and a lower end thereof; an absorbent layer disposed at said upper side of said liquid-impermeable base cover, said absorbent layer defining a first absorbent area and at least one second absorbent area; a material section, said material section disposed directly above and covering said second absorbent area without interposition of any additional material, said material section having peripheral edges and edge areas adjacent to said peripheral edges, wherein said material section is liquid-absorbent and liquid-permeable, said material section having an inner side and an outer side; and joining means, said joining means configured to permanently fix said material section to said absorbent layer across an entire circumference in said edge areas, said material section being substantially free of connection to said liquid-impermeable base cover outside of said edge areas, thereby forming an empty bag, said empty bag having an upper inner surface formed by said inner side of said material section and a lower inner surface formed by said second absorbent area, wherein said joining means generates a liquid barrier at at least one of said edge areas of said material section and a surface of said absorbent layer which is not covered by said material section forms said first absorbent area.