Patent ID: 8475365
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of preventing disease spread in a hospital-like environment comprising: inserting a hand-held medical instrument into a generally rectangular sterile transparent plastic sleeve having generally flat top and bottom surfaces, said sleeve allowing viewing of bar codes and data from said medical instrument through the plastic, said sleeve also having a tear-open stylus pen access port on said generally flat top surface, and a closing flap at a first end, said closing flap having a peel-and-stick adhesive strip; removing a pull-away strip from an adhesive coating on said adhesive strip; folding said closing flap over said first end so that said adhesive coating contacts a surface of said sleeve closing said sleeve around the instrument; using said instrument in proximity to a patient by reading bar codes or data through said plastic; separating a part of said sleeve near a second end of the sleeve by pulling on a tab on said second end causing a perforation around said sleeve to tear open; allowing said instrument to exit said sleeve; disposing of said sleeve according to an infection control protocol.