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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Mark Spencer G. Chua, Northbrook, IL (US);
Peter S. Nichol, Grayslake, IL (US);
Michael P. Layne, Needham, MA (US);
Mark Spencer G. Chua, Northbrook, IL (US);
Peter S. Nichol, Grayslake, IL (US);
Michael P. Layne, Needham, MA (US);
Medline Industries, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A drape () suitable for covering non-planar surfaces of equipment () is provided. The drape () facilitates quick and efficient deployment while ensuring that a sterile field established by a drape portion () is not compromised. The drape () can include a drape wrapping layer () wrapped about a drape portion () that is formed initially with two abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (). Non-sterile personnel () can handle the drape wrapping layer () to position the drape () along surfaces of the equipment () without touching the sterile drape portion (). Sterile personnel can then expand the abutting elongated accordion fold stacks () to drape the surfaces of the equipment ().