Patent ID: 8763207

Claim:
In a light handle cover for use on surgical light handles, the improvement comprising: a cylindrical grab portion having a distal end defining a handle receiving cavity; a substantially circular base shield integrally connected with the cylindrical grab portion and having an annular recess spaced a predetermined distance from the cylindrical grab portion; a plurality of teeth spaced a predetermined distance apart and including a base and a distal end, wherein a width of the base is larger than a width of the distal end and the distal end of the teeth define a circular handle receiving aperture, the plurality of teeth projecting inwardly toward the handle receiving cavity and also away from the distal end of the cylindrical grab portion prior to engagement with the surgical light handle and projecting inwardly toward the handle receiving cavity and also toward the distal end of the cylindrical grab portion during engagement with the surgical light handle; and a circumferential channel defined between a connecting end of the teeth and the annular recess.