摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method for discharging discrete lengths of a surgical drape material to provide multiple disposable surgical drapes. <P>SOLUTION: A roll of sterile surgical drape material 10 can be provided having a continuous length along which the surgical drape material 10 is dischargeable in a plurality of discrete lengths. Also provided is a supply 20 of surgical drape material 10 having a continuous length along which the surgical drape material 10 is dispensable in discrete lengths, and a dispenser 32 including a blade 34 for separating the discrete lengths of the surgical drape material 10 from the supply 20 of surgical drape material 10. A method for dispensing surgical drape material 10 by providing a supply 20 of surgical drape material 10 having a continuous length along which discrete lengths of the surgical drape material 10 are dispensed and discharging a discrete length of the surgical drape material 10 by separating the discrete length of surgical drape material 10 from the supply 20 of surgical drape material 10 is disclosed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |