Patent ID: 8011371
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical drape for use in a surgical procedure on a patient, comprising: a flexible opaque sheet configured to satisfy barrier performance requirements of AAMI PB70:2003; said opaque sheet being configured for gas sterilization; a flexible transparent sheet disposed within said opaque sheet to form a window sized and shaped to permit the patient to view the surgical procedure therethrough; said window configured to satisfy barrier performance requirements of AAMI PB70:2003; said window being unopenably sealed along substantially its entire periphery to said opaque sheet in a manner configured to satisfy the barrier performance requirements of AAMI PB70:2003; said window being configured for gas sterilization; an opaque cover sized and shaped to substantially match that of said window; one or more releasable fasteners configured to releasably dispose said cover in superposed relation with said window, wherein said cover is configured to selectively cover and uncover said window; at least a portion of said cover being non-removably fastened to at least one of said opaque sheet and said window; a support engagement disposed along a margin of the drape; and a drape support disposed in operative engagement with said support engagement on opposite sides of said window, wherein said window is supported independently of the patient to form a substantially vertical barrier configured for being placed between the patient's head and a surgical field during the surgical procedure; said window configured for being selectively covered and uncovered during the surgical procedure to respectively prevent and permit the patient to view progress of the surgical procedure without affecting surgical access to the surgical field.