Patent ID: 7891359
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical drape for use in conjunction with an operating table having an upper surface upon which a patient can be placed, an end, and side edges, comprising: a first, closed container having a portion that can be selectively opened to form a first opening, the first container being of a size and shape such that a patient can be placed atop the first container when the first container is placed on the upper surface; a first sheet disposed within the first container, the first sheet having first and second opposed ends, the first end of the first sheet being removable from the first container through the first opening so as to remove a desired portion of the first sheet from the container, the second end of the first sheet remaining within the container; a pouch-shaped container made of a lightweight, flexible material, the pouch-shaped container having a large opening at a first end and a small, selectively openable opening at a second end, the pouch-shaped container further comprising a layer of adhesive adjacent the large opening that permits the pouch-shaped container to be attached to, and removed from, a selected portion of the first sheet or the first container; the first container, the first opening, and the first sheet being sufficiently long that they extend beyond the side edges of the operating table; and wherein, upon opening the first container while the patient is placed thereon, the first sheet can be extended to cover the end and a portion of the side edges of the operating table.