Patent ID: 8807138

Claim:
A surgical drape configured to provide a sterile outer surface on an upper portion of a suspended radiation shield, comprising: a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield therein, said wall having a rear wall portion configured to cover at least in part a rear portion of the radiation shield and a front wall portion configured to cover a front portion of the radiation shield, said front wall portion extending to an upper front free edge and said rear wall portion extending to an upper rear free edge, said upper front and rear free edges providing said wall with an open upper end; at least one fastener attached to at least one of said front and said rear wall portions adjacent respective ones of said upper front free edge and said rear free edge, said at least one fastener being configured to releasably fix said front and rear walls to said radiation shield; wherein said front wall portion includes a pair of pockets having open upper edges and closed lateral side edges, said pockets being configured for receipt of substantially conforming portions of the radiation shield.