Patent ID: 7588034

Claim:
A surgical drape for covering a patient during a surgical procedure, the drape comprising: a multipanel drape, the multipanel drape having: a first panel of material having an upper surface and a lower surface, two ends, and two edges, the first panel having a fenestration therein through which the surgical procedure is performed when the drape covers a patient during the surgical procedure; a second panel having an end disposed in contiguous, abutting relationship to one end of the first panel, the end of the second panel being attached to the one end of the first panel; and a third panel having an end disposed in contiguous, abutting relationship to an opposite end of the first panel, the end of the third panel being attached to the opposite end of the first panel such that the second panel and the third Panel are completely separated by the first panel; and a sleeve defined in the first panel of the drape, the sleeve being defined by folding and intermittently bonding an end of the first panel back onto itself, the sleeve further defining openings between the intermittent bond locations for receiving fluid into the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is adapted to receive and channel fluids therethrough to a collection container adapted to measure fluid loss, monitor fluid loss, or dispose of fluids.