Patent ID: 9707040
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical drape comprising a base sheet composed of three layers laminated to each other consisting of an upper layer of absorbent material, an intermediate layer of a liquid impermeable material, and a lower layer, wherein an edge region of said base sheet has a cut-out recess therein through the three layers, wherein said base sheet composed of the three layers is additionally coated with a layer of adhesive in both edge regions on opposing sides of said cut-out recess, wherein the layer of adhesive in both edge regions on opposing sides of said cut-out recess is configured to directly attach to skin, and wherein said cut-out recess is covered by a strip of thin plastic film that is affixed to the base sheet, wherein the strip of thin plastic film covering the cut out recess has a tension that reduces the risk of folds occurring in the strip of thin plastic film during the application of the surgical drape, wherein the strip of thin plastic film has a first side and a second side opposite from the first side, wherein the first side of the thin plastic film has a layer of adhesive that is configured to directly attach to skin, thereby attaching the surgical drape to the skin during use.