Patent ID: 6345622
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of using a dual refractive drape for eye surgery on a patient, comprising the steps of:providing a drape of the type having a sheet including a top, a bottom, a side, a right aperture, and a left aperture therethrough; the sheet further defining at least one first perforation and at least one second perforation such that the first perforation is positioned between and about the right and the left apertures, and the second perforation is positioned such that the apertures are divided by the second perforation, the drape having a tent portion formed about the second perforation for providing a clearance portion between an eye and the drape; holding the drape; configuring the drape in one of at least sixteen different shapes and physical arrangements to form the desired drape configuration for the specific eye surgery; and positioning the drape on the patient such that the tent portion provides clearance between the eye and the drape.