SURGICAL DRAPE
First Claim
1. A surgical drape, comprising:
- a base sheet of thin, flexible material, the sheet including an upper surface, a lower surface, a first lateral side edge, a second lateral side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge; and
a first support member extending between the first lateral side edge and the top edge, and a second support member extending between the second lateral side edge and the top edge, the first and second support members being shaped and dimensioned to support the sheet in a tented configuration;
the base sheet including a first aperture formed therein and a second aperture formed therein;
the first aperture and the second aperture being symmetrically positioned along opposite sides of the sheet relative to a central axis extending between the top edge and the bottom edge;
the first aperture being substantially L-shaped and including a substantially rectangular first leg having a long axis and a short axis and a substantially rectangular second leg having a long axis and a short axis, wherein the long axis of the first leg is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the second leg;
the second aperture being substantially L-shaped and including a substantially rectangular first leg having a long axis and a short axis and a substantially rectangular second leg having a long axis and a short axis, wherein the long axis of the first leg is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the second leg.
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Abstract
A surgical drape includes a base sheet of thin, flexible material. The base sheet includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a first lateral side edge, a second lateral side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge. A first support member extends between the first lateral side edge and the top edge, and a second support member extends between the second lateral side edge and the top edge, the first and second support members being shaped and dimensioned to support the sheet in a tented configuration. The base sheet includes a first aperture formed therein and a second aperture formed therein. The first aperture and the second aperture are symmetrically positioned along opposite sides of the sheet relative to a central axis extending between the top edge and the bottom edge.
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9 Claims
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1. A surgical drape, comprising:
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a base sheet of thin, flexible material, the sheet including an upper surface, a lower surface, a first lateral side edge, a second lateral side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge; and a first support member extending between the first lateral side edge and the top edge, and a second support member extending between the second lateral side edge and the top edge, the first and second support members being shaped and dimensioned to support the sheet in a tented configuration; the base sheet including a first aperture formed therein and a second aperture formed therein;
the first aperture and the second aperture being symmetrically positioned along opposite sides of the sheet relative to a central axis extending between the top edge and the bottom edge;the first aperture being substantially L-shaped and including a substantially rectangular first leg having a long axis and a short axis and a substantially rectangular second leg having a long axis and a short axis, wherein the long axis of the first leg is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the second leg; the second aperture being substantially L-shaped and including a substantially rectangular first leg having a long axis and a short axis and a substantially rectangular second leg having a long axis and a short axis, wherein the long axis of the first leg is substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the second leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for folding a surgical drape including a base sheet of thin, flexible material, the base sheet including an upper surface, a lower surface, a first lateral side edge, a second lateral side edge, a top edge and a bottom edge;
- the sheet including a first aperture formed therein and a second aperture formed therein;
the first aperture and the second aperture being symmetrically positioned along opposite sides of the sheet relative to a central axis extending between the top edge and the bottom edge; and
first and second extension members secured to and extending from the base sheet, the method including the following steps;laying the surgical drape flat upon a support surface with the base sheet and extension members fully extended; folding the first extension member about the second lateral side edge and the second extension member about the first lateral side edge; folding left and right sides of the second extension member about the top edge and the bottom edge of the base sheet to create a folded surgical drape including a halving bisecting line along a short axis of the folded surgical drape and quartering bisecting lines bisecting the folded surgical drape between the top and bottom edges of the base sheet; folding a portion of the folded surgical drape between the quartering bisecting lines and the top and bottom edges over the respective quartering bisecting lines; folding the surgical drape in half along a long axis of the folded surgical drape; and folding the surgical drape about the halving bisecting line.
- the sheet including a first aperture formed therein and a second aperture formed therein;
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