Appeal No. 1998-2029 Page 9
Application No. 08/258,643
adjacent the lowermost position of the fluid receiving chamber
32 to allow for the drainage of collected fluids from the
pouch 26. Idris discloses that most typically the drain
fitting 44 is connected to flexible tubing (not shown) which
is fed into a fluid receptacle such as a bucket (not shown) to
collect the drained fluids.
Morris discloses a surgical drape for use in cesarean
section procedures. As shown in Figures 1-6, the drape 10
includes a fenestration 33 and has a fluid collection bag 19
secured to the lower surface of the drape to collect amniotic
and other fluids released during the surgery. The fluid
collection bag 19 is maintained in an open position by a
moldable strip 25 at the opening of the bag. In addition,
fluid direction flaps 17 are inserted into the opening 21 of
the bag 19. Morris teaches (column 3, line 64, to column 4,
line 5) that
[t]he upper, top edge of the fluid collection bag
which is on the upper surface of the drape forms a flap
22 and has an adhesive, preferably a double-faced
adhesive tape 23 on its surface. There is a release sheet
24 over the outer surface of the tape. This flap 22 is
folded away from the opening 21. The purpose of the
adhesive surface is to allow the collection bag to be
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