Patent ID: 8033283

Claim:
A method of performing a urology procedure, comprising: dressing a patient with a drape having: a flexible sheet for location on a patient between a patient's legs when the patient is in a supine position, the flexible sheet having a first end and a second end; a hole in the flexible sheet at a first intermediate location between the first and second ends; the flexible sheet having a second intermediate location between the hole and the second end, and a first portion extending between the first end and the second intermediate location, and a second portion extending between the second intermediate location and the second end, said hole being formed in said first portion; a flexible hood overlaying the second portion of the sheet and extending between the second end of the sheet and the second intermediate location; the hood having a periphery and being connected to the sheet about the periphery of the hood except for an edge of the hood facing the hole; the second portion of the sheet and the hood forming a flexible repository therebetween for catching and retaining bodily fluids; the drape including a closure for closing the repository at said second intermediate location so as to provide a substantially leak proof repository; performing the urology procedure so that bodily fluids discharged as a result of the procedure collect in the repository; removing the drape from the patient; and collapsing or folding the drape by locating the first portion together with said hole in the repository and closing the repository, with the first portion and the hole therein, with the closure to form a disposable package containing the fluid to enable hygienic disposal of the drape and the fluid after use of the drape.