Abstract: The invention herein provides an integrated drape for use in surgical procedures

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides for a surgical drape having a shoulder pouch useful for arthroscopic surgery. The shoulder pouch comprises a single folded sheet of flexible fluid impervious material with an opening in the rear central portion covered by an elastomeric sheet. The elastomeric sheet contains a contoured opening adapted to the anatomy of the shoulder. The top front portion of the pouch contains a wire running along the top edge and exiting at the rear portion, and a conformable strip located at the upper front portion as well. The shoulder pouch of the invention is anatomy specific and affords the practitioner increased control over the configuration of the drape and pouch throughout a surgical procedure.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein provides for a surgical drape having a shoulder pouch useful for arthroscopic surgery. The shoulder pouch comprises a single folded sheet of flexible fluid impervious material with an opening in the rear central portion covered by an elastomeric sheet. The elastomeric sheet contains a contoured opening adapted to the anatomy of the shoulder. The top front portion of the pouch contains a wire running along the top edge and exiting at the rear portion, and a conformable strip located at the upper front portion as well. The shoulder pouch of the invention is anatomy specific and affords the practitioner increased control over the configuration of the drape and pouch throughout a surgical procedure.

Abstract: A surgical drape is described which includes a pouch having one embodiment a one-piece construction and formed with a single seam. An edge of the pouch may be extended to create a concave surface to control and contain fluids during a surgical procedure. Once formed or shaped into the pouch and the edge sealed, the sheet has a front portion, a back portion, an upper back edge in the back portion for placement relatively near the surgical site, and an upper front edge on the front portion, which in the final configuration, is located away from the upper back edge. The upper back edge and the upper front edge together define the opening in the pouch having a circumference. Additionally, the length of the upper front edge is preferably greater than the length of the upper back edge.