SURGICAL DRAPE WITH SEPARABLE ELEMENTS

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a surgical drape to be used in conjunction with a surgical procedure, and more specifically to a surgical drape that includes one or more of the following: (1) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device; (2) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device with image guidance navigation technology; (3) the means to provide temporary sterile coverage of an underlying sterile field; (4) the means to provide sterile separation of at least a portion, if not the entire temporary sterile coverage; and (5) the means to provide covering of the undersurface of the operating surface and enclosing any suspended medical devices, wires, cables, tubes, etc.

主权项

1. A surgical drape, comprising:
an area defined by a predetermined length and a predetermined width; a selectively separable portion extending along a substantial portion of at least one of the predetermined length, the selectively separable portion intersecting a lateral point proximal to a midpoint of the predetermined width; and a first peripheral edge at a first terminus of the predetermined width and a second peripheral edge at a second terminus of the predetermined width, each of the first and second peripheral edges comprising a bifurcated edge having a superior portion and an inferior portion, wherein the bifurcated edges are adapted to contact each other in a double-overlap manner to create four distinct layers, and wherein at least a portion of the area is substantially transmissive to a radiographic signal.