Patent ID: 6497233
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A drape for use in covering a two-tier medical cart, the cart having a main shelf, an auxiliary shelf, and vertical support members extending between said shelves, the drape comprising:a seamless foundation substrate comprising a sheet of flexible, impermeable plastic having an upper absorbent portion, a medial portion, a lower absorbent portion, and a lower skirt portion; a first absorbent surface disposed upon said substrate to define said upper absorbent portion; and a second absorbent surface disposed upon said substrate separate from said first absorbent surface to define said lower absorbent portion; wherein said medial portion comprises an unperforated portion of said substrate uncovered by an absorbent surface, between said upper absorbent portion and said lower absorbent portion, and wherein said lower skirt comprises a portion of said substrate uncovered by an absorbent surface, and said lower absorbent portion is between said skirt and said medial portion.