摘要 |
An improved sterile, disposable, sheath and sheath cover for thermometers and the like, and method of making it, packaged so as to preserve the sterility of the sheath during handling and storage, the sheath cover comprising the packaging material being strippable from the sheath along a tear seal to expose the same for clinical use when a thermometer or the like is inserted into the sheath. In some applications the sheath is covered on its outer surface during manufacture with a lubricant, medicated or otherwise, to facilitate insertion into a body cavity. The package is particularly designed for economical mass production.
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