Patent ID: 7743876
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A shield system for an instrument having a surface area for touching a body of a person, the system comprising: a plurality of substantially planar shields, each having a substantially identical outer periphery, stacked one upon the other with an adhesive disposed therebetween, each of said shields further including a first surface and a second surface with said first surface of each of said shields adhering to said second surface of an adjacent shield by said adhesive; and a first shield of said stacked shields being adhered to said surface area of said instrument for supporting said stacked shields; wherein said adhesive disposed between said stacked shields covers less than an entire surface of at least one of said first and second surfaces and has at least one of a consecutively increasing bonding area and a consecutively increasing bonding strength between each successive shield of said stacked shields, and an exposed shield of said stacked shields is removed after contacting the body.