Patent ID: 7343919
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical drape comprising: a sheet having a distal side and a proximal side relative to a surgical patient, the proximal side being adjacent to the patient; an expandable surgical pouch connected to the distal side of the sheet, the expandable surgical pouch being made at least in part from an elastic material for allowing the expandable surgical pouch to stretch during surgery; and at least two separate and distinct elastomeric portions attached to the distal side of the sheet, the elastomeric portions connecting the expandable surgical pouch to the distal side of the sheet such that it allows the expandable surgical pouch to stretch away from the sheet, the elastomeric portions being the sole attachment points between the pouch and the sheet, each of the elastomeric portions having an overlapping area and a nonoverlapping area, the pouch being attached to the sheet via the overlapping area of the elastomeric portions, the nonoverlapping area being free to move relative to the sheet when the expandable surgical pouch is stretched away from the sheet to minimize likelihood of tearing of the expandable surgical pouch.