Surgical drape and a method for its manufacture
First Claim
1. In a surgical drape comprising a first rectangular part (A) with two short sides and two long sides intended for covering a patient, and a second rectangular part (B) with two short sides and two long sides which is joined to the first part (A) and which is intended to be placed over an anaesthetist'"'"'s arch, wherewith when the surgical drape is in use parts of the drape form substantially vertical screening walls (4) on both sides of an operating table (3), these walls extending along the sides of the first part (A) and being adapted to hang downwardly from both sides of the table to the second part (B) which is adapted to extend vertically upwards over the anaesthetist'"'"'s arch;
- the improvement in which one short side of the first part (A) has formed therein a cut-out (2) having opposite sides that converge in a direction away from said one short side;
the second part (B) having a cut-out (2) formed in one long side thereof, the latter cut-out having opposite sides that converge in a direction away from said one long side;
the first and second drape parts (A, B) being joined together along the converging sides of the cut-outs.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a surgical drape having a first rectangular part (A) which is intended to cover a patient and a second rectangular part (B) which is joined to the first drape part (A) and which is intended to be placed over an anaesthetist'"'"'s arch. In accordance with the invention, one short side of the first drape part has formed therein a cut-out (2) in the shape of a truncated V. The second drape part (B) has formed therein a similar cut-out (2), which is formed in the center of one long side of the second drape part. The first and second drape parts are joined together along the edges of the cut-outs. The invention provides a surgical drape which can be easily manufactured by machine and which is easily managed.
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1. In a surgical drape comprising a first rectangular part (A) with two short sides and two long sides intended for covering a patient, and a second rectangular part (B) with two short sides and two long sides which is joined to the first part (A) and which is intended to be placed over an anaesthetist'"'"'s arch, wherewith when the surgical drape is in use parts of the drape form substantially vertical screening walls (4) on both sides of an operating table (3), these walls extending along the sides of the first part (A) and being adapted to hang downwardly from both sides of the table to the second part (B) which is adapted to extend vertically upwards over the anaesthetist'"'"'s arch;
- the improvement in which one short side of the first part (A) has formed therein a cut-out (2) having opposite sides that converge in a direction away from said one short side;
the second part (B) having a cut-out (2) formed in one long side thereof, the latter cut-out having opposite sides that converge in a direction away from said one long side;
the first and second drape parts (A, B) being joined together along the converging sides of the cut-outs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the improvement in which one short side of the first part (A) has formed therein a cut-out (2) having opposite sides that converge in a direction away from said one short side;
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