Patent ID: 8726907

Claim:
A surgical drape, comprising: an area defined by a predetermined length and a predetermined width; a selectively separable portion extending along a longitudinal portion; the selectively separable portion intersecting a lateral point proximal to a midpoint of the predetermined width; a first peripheral edge at a first terminus of the predetermined width and a second peripheral edge at a second terminus of the predetermined width, the first and second peripheral edges adapted to at least partially overlap one another; wherein the first peripheral edge comprises a bifurcated edge having a first superior portion and a first inferior portion and the second peripheral edge comprises a bifurcated edge portion having a second superior portion and a second inferior portion, the bifurcated edges adapted to contact each other in a double-overlap manner such that at least a portion of the first inferior portion is disposed on top of at least a portion of the second inferior portion, and at least a portion of the first superior portion is disposed on top of at least a portion of the second superior portion, such that the overlapping portions in combination create four distinct layers of material in a closed position and generally define a sterile area that may be detached to remove the drape; at least a portion of the area being substantially transmissive to a radiographic device; wherein the selectively separable portion maintains a sterile field at the points of separation; and wherein the selectively separable portion comprises a peel away flap cover extending substantially the entire length of the selectively separable portion.