Patent ID: 7997277
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a fenestrated surgical drape, comprising: forming a panel assembly including a fenestrated panel defining a fenestration, an apertured panel defining an aperture, and a sealing panel having an opening, wherein the apertured panel is disposed between the sealing panel and the fenestrated panel; superimposing the panels such that the sealing panel opening and the fenestration are in registration with the aperture, the aperture having a smaller opening dimension than the sealing panel opening and the fenestration; sealing the fenestrated, apertured and sealing panels directly to one another along a non-linear seal path surrounding the fenestration and the aperture; and directly affixing the panel assembly to a base drape with the aperture, fenestration and sealing panel opening superimposed in registration with an opening in the base drape.