Patent ID: 8042549

Claim:
A sterile imaging drape for use on an operating table in conjunction with mobile imaging equipment to preserve the sterile field of the operating theater comprising: a flexible enclosure comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion and a pouch disposed therebetween and interconnecting said proximal and distal portions, the pouch including at least an inner imaging equipment contacting surface and an outer upper sterile portion and having two side portions disposed between said proximal and distal portions on laterally opposing sides of the upper sterile portion wherein the pouch can repeatedly take one of either an expanded or a collapsed configuration, where in the expanded configuration the pouch is sufficiently dimensioned such that the enclosure may receive and cover at least a portion of the mobile imaging equipment, and where in the collapsed configuration the outer upper sterile portion of the expandable pouch is folded inwardly such that the outer upper sterile portion is substantially shielded from external contamination; at least one anchor fastener disposed on the proximal portion to fixedly attach the enclosure to a portion of the operating table within the sterile field; and at least one reusable enclosure fastener disposed adjacent at least one of said proximal and distal portions to secure the enclosure in the collapsed configuration.