Patent ID: 9615892
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical drape comprising: a surgical drape having first and second opposing primary surfaces; and at least one flexible patch having first and second opposing primary surfaces, wherein the at least one patch is fixably attached to one of the opposing primary surfaces of the surgical drape and overlies and covers at least a major portion of an aperture in the surgical drape, and wherein the at least one patch defines a through-port thereby allowing at least one cable, tool, or instrument to extend therethrough and through the surgical drape and be snugly held by the patch; wherein the at least one patch comprises a polymer with increased rigidity relative to an underlying portion of the surgical drape that the patch is attached to; wherein either the first or the second opposing primary surface of the at least one patch includes an adhesive to fixably attach the patch to one of the opposing primary surfaces of the surgical drape; wherein at least one of the opposing first and second primary surfaces of the at least one patch comprises a first inner portion and a second outer perimeter portion wherein only the second outer perimeter portion includes the adhesive.