Patent ID: 9737363
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A draping system for a surgical table having an upper tier and a lower tier, each tier having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front and rear, the table having support posts between the upper tier and the lower tier to support the upper tier, the system comprising: a drape capable of being placed on the upper tier and the lower tier of said surgical table, where said drape is made from a single piece of first material having an upper and lower side, with an area of a second material having a higher coefficient of friction than said first material arranged on the upper side of said first material in an area that at least generally coincides with the upper surface of the lower tier of the table when said drape is installed on said table, and a band adapted to hold said drape in place at the rear of the upper tier of the table when said drape is installed on said table, wherein the band has an end to end dimension at least as long as a longest horizontal dimension of said drape, wherein the band is a continuous band or a discontinuous band, wherein the continuous band is a continuous loop that is configured to completely encircle both the upper surface and lower surface of the upper tier of the table and the discontinuous band is a single band with two ends configured to releasably attach at and partially encircle the upper surface and completely encircle the lower surface of the upper tier of the table.