Method and apparatus for protecting electronic equipment from contamination
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Publication Number
US-11755063-B2
Publication Date
2023-09-12
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Abstract
A system and method for reducing the spread of contamination via tactile interaction with a touch screen display device for a medical imaging system in a clinical environment which includes a series of display device protection procedures each involving unfurling a rolled disposable cover which was stored adjacent to said display device and after removal of liner tape from two opposing ends of the unfurled disposable cover, attaching the same to the display device.
Core Innovation
A medical-imaging display protection system is configured for use in a clinical environment to display medical imaging information to a medical professional. The system includes an electronic display device having a bezel with an upper bezel portion and a lower bezel portion, and a plurality of elongated sleeves disposed about the electronic display device.
Inside each elongated sleeve, a rolled disposable cover is disposed. Each rolled disposable cover includes a rectangular sheet of film having a predetermined foldback location on the front face, and a foldback loop formed via welding proximal to a bottom edge. The cover is configured to permit unfurling so that the rectangular sheet can be attached to the upper bezel portion by a first strip of adhesive and attached to the lower bezel portion by a second strip of adhesive.
The rolled disposable cover also includes a first strip of adhesive across a top portion of the back side and a second strip of adhesive across the back side of the rectangular sheet, with removable adhesive protective liners associated with the adhesive strips during deployment. The cover assembly is disposed inside elongated sleeves provided for packaging and operation, including sleeve/tube packaging that contains the rolled cover.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim covers a clinical-environment system that uses an electronic display device with upper and lower bezel portions, multiple elongated sleeves, and a rolled disposable cover that unfurls and attaches to both bezel portions using first and second adhesive strips. The inventive features include the rolled disposable cover structure (rectangular film sheet with a predetermined foldback location and a welding-formed foldback loop) and the attachment configuration to the upper and lower bezel portions by adhesive strips.
Clinical display system with upper and lower bezel portions
An electronic display device having a bezel with an upper bezel portion and a lower bezel portion.
Multiple elongated sleeves disposed about the display device
A plurality of elongated sleeves, disposed about the electronic display device.
Rolled disposable cover configured to unfurl
A rolled disposable cover, disposed inside each of the plurality of elongated sleeves, the rolled disposable cover configured so as to permit unfurling of the same.
Rectangular film sheet with predetermined foldback location
A rectangular sheet of film having a top edge and a bottom edge, a front face and a back side, and a predetermined foldback location on the front face between the top edge and the bottom edge.
Welding-formed foldback loop proximal to bottom edge
A foldback loop formed, via welding, across the rectangular sheet proximal to the bottom edge.
First adhesive strip attaching to upper bezel portion
A first strip of adhesive across a top portion of the back side of the rectangular sheet, wherein the rectangular sheet is attached to the upper bezel portion by the first strip of adhesive.
Second adhesive strip attaching to lower bezel portion
A second strip of adhesive across the back side of the rectangular sheet, wherein the rectangular sheet is attached to the lower bezel portion by the second strip of adhesive.
Overall, the independent claim ties together the clinical-environment display device with multiple sleeves and a rolled disposable cover whose rectangular film sheet includes a welding-formed foldback loop and adhesive-strip attachment to both bezel portions after unfurling.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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