Patent ID: 7543587

Claim:
A medical drape, which comprises: an elongated tube having a front side and a rear side and a side wall, said front and rear side being connected together by the side wall to form an enclosure to enclose a patient's extremity; wherein said front side includes an open end with means to close said open end around the patient's extremity, and said rear side being closed by a closed base wall; said base wall having a first upper portion and a second lower portion, said upper and lower portions being spaced from each other, and including a base wall having a tapered configuration between the first upper portion and second lower portion for fluid flow towards the second lower portion, wherein said base wall having a tapered configuration extends generally at an angle with respect to the side wall from said first upper portion to said second lower portion to facilitate drainage, wherein said base wall having a tapered configuration extends generally inwardly towards said front side, and wherein the second lower base wall portion is spaced closer to the front side than the first upper portion; and a drainage means adjacent said second lower portion for drainage of fluids that collect inside said draped.