Patent ID: 6869194

Claim:
A sterilizable drape apparatus for enclosing an ophthalmoscopic lens housing projecting from and beyond a surgical microscope having an adapter for coupling said lens housing to said microscope, said apparatus comprising a pouch having an opening at one end and forming an otherwise closed chamber; an elastic stretchable pouch support for coupling said pouch to said adapter, said support being secured to said pouch at said one end thereof and when in a relaxed condition reducing the area of said opening to one disabling said adapter from passing through said opening; and a compartment carried by and projecting beyond said pouch at that end thereof remote from said one end, said compartment being in communication with said chamber and being of such size as to accommodate said lens housing, said compartment having substantially planar, translucent plates at opposite ends of said compartment alignable with opposite ends of said lens housing when said lens housing is accommodated in said compartment, said pouch when coupled to said adapter enclosing said lens housing and providing a sterile environment for said lens housing.