Patent ID: 6994091
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical drape for use during surgery on a patient, comprising: a sheet configured for covering at least a portion of the patient during surgery, said sheet having an absorbent region; and at least one diverting feature located in said absorbent region of said sheet, said diverting feature having at least 50% of the absorbency of said absorbent region of said sheet and said diverting feature having a different density than a section of said absorbent region immediately adjacent to said diverting feature, said diverting feature being integrally formed within said absorbent region, said diverting feature configured for at least partially transferring fluid from one location on said absorbent region to another location on said absorbent region while absorbing at least a portion of the fluid, wherein the position of said diverting feature is stationary with respect to said sheet.