Patent ID: 6070586
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A medical drape for controlling fluid during a medical procedure comprising:a base sheet positionable between a patient and a patient supporting structure, said base sheet comprising a fluid impervious material and a top surface and a bottom surface;a sealing lip attached to said base sheet and at least partially circumscribing a surface of a region of said base sheet, wherein said sealing lip is attached in a fluid tight manner to said base sheet top surface, wherein said region surface comprises at least a portion of one of said base sheet top surface and said base sheet bottom surface, said sealing lip comprising a construction adapted to conform to a contour of the patient to furnish a fluid-tight seal between the medical drape and patient;whereby said top surface of said base sheet region serves as a collection area for fluid that during the medical procedure may drain along a part of the patient above said base sheet region; andmeans for facilitating the insertion of said base sheet and said sealing lip underneath the patient positioned on the patient supporting structure, wherein said means for facilitating insertion comprises a cuff folded over said base sheet to form at least one hand-receiving pocket between said cuff and said base sheet, wherein said cuff overlays at least a portion of said sealing lip, and wherein an edge of said cuff overlaying said sealing lip comprises a notched section over said base sheet region.