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A disposable sterile cover for a contoured handle of a surgical lighting fixture, which is formed from a thin-walled flexible material and shaped to match the configuration of the contoured handle. The sterile disposable cover is fitted around the contoured handle in order to prevent the hands of su

A disposable sterile cover for a contoured handle of a surgical lighting fixture, which is formed from a thin-walled flexible material and shaped to match the configuration of the contoured handle. The sterile disposable cover is fitted around the contoured handle in order to prevent the hands of surgical personnel from directly touching the handle when moving and/or focusing the lighting fixture during surgery. The cover includes a flange portion and an elongated, cylindrically-shaped, hollow grip portion. The grip portion has a plurality of elongated expandable channels formed therein, which facilitate fitting the cover over the contoured handle. The disposable cover may be used with contoured handles having different configurations. In an alternative embodiment, a length of tape, having pressure sensitive adhesive applied thereto, is attached to the disposable cover, and may be wrapped around the cover for the purpose of securing the cover to the handle. In another embodiment, a rigid or semi-rigid flange is attached to the upper surface of the cover flange. In yet another embodiment, one or more apertures may be provided in a surgical light handle for the purpose of venting trapped air from inside a cover, being fitted over the handle, into the interior of the hollow handle.

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A disposable cover for a handle of a surgical room light fixture which is normally positioned above an operating table and handled by surgical personnel during operations, said light fixture handle including a handle grip extending from a handle flange, said cover comprising: a sterile, disposable,

A disposable cover for a handle of a surgical room light fixture which is normally positioned above an operating table and handled by surgical personnel during operations, said light fixture handle including a handle grip extending from a handle flange, said cover comprising: a sterile, disposable, thin-walled, substantially impervious, flexible body including a hollow elongated grip portion, a closed longitudinal end and a cover flange, said elongated grip portion defining an outer circumferential surface and a longitudinal length and being adapted to be fitted over said light fixture handle; and one or more elongated thin-walled expandable channels formed in said thin-walled flexible body and adapted to facilitate fitting said cover over said light fixture handle, said expandable channels extending radially outwardly of said outer circumference and along substantially more than half of the longitudinal length of said grip portion and defining an outer surface substantially parallel to said outer circumferential surface of said grip portion along substantially more than half of the longitudinal length of said grip portion. A disposable cover for a handle of a surgical room light fixture which is normally positioned above an operating table and handled by surgical personnel during operations, said light fixture handle including a handle grip extending from a handle flange, said cover comprising: a sterile, disposable, thin-walled, impervious, flexible body including a hollow elongated grip portion, a cover flange, said cover adapted to be fitted over said light fixture handle; one or more elongated thin-walled expandable channels formed in said thin-walled flexible body and adapted to facilitate fitting said cover over said light fixture handle, said expandable channels extending substantially along a longitudinal length of said grip portion; and a length of tape attached to said cover, said tape having a pressure sensitive adhesive applied thereto, and being adapted to be wrapped around said cover in order to secure said cover to said handle. A disposable cover for a handle of a surgical room light fixture which is normally positioned above an operating table and handled by surgical personnel during operations, said light fixture handle having a configuration including a handle grip extending from a handle flange, said cover comprising: a sterile, disposable, thin-walled, substantially impervious, flexible body including a hollow elongated grip portion having a bottom and a cover flange, said cover adapted to be fitted over said light fixture handle; and an elongate channel, formed in said flexible body and having two circumferentially spaced channel portions extending along said grip portion and connected to one another by a lower channel portion extending along the bottom of said grip portion, for venting air trapped between said cover and said handle out of said cover during fitting of said cover over said handle.