Patent ID: 7770583
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical drape for use during surgery of a patient, comprising: a sheet configured to be laid over at least a portion of the patient during surgery; at least one instrument holder strap attached to a front surface of the sheet, the front surface being the outermost surface of the sheet when the sheet is laid over at least a portion of the patient during surgery, said instrument holder strap comprising a first end non-releasably attached directly onto said front surface of said sheet at a permanent bond site directly between said first end and said sheet such that position of said holder strap relative to said drape is permanently fixed, and an opposite attachment end that includes a non-elastomeric section of said holder strap, said holder strap further comprising an elastomeric section between said first end and said attachment end such that said holder strap can be stretched to various locations on said drape.