Surgical drape and arrangement for securing the surgical drape in

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement in a surgical drape. A prime characteristic feature of the arrangement is that it consists of a separate sheet assembly comprising an apertured attachment sheet, which is intended to be fastened over the area of a patient within which a surgical procedure is to be carried out, and a protective sheet which has a working aperture located therein and which is provided in a region around the aperture with structure for firmly fastening the protective sheet to the attachment sheet at the aforementioned region, such that the aperture in the attachment sheet lies opposite the working aperture in register therewith. This region of the protective sheet around the aperture is preferably rectangular in configuration and has the same shape and size as a working aperture in the surgical drape. Prior to putting the arrangement into use, the protective sheet is folded to a shape which fills an area congruent with the aforesaid region. Subsequent to positioning the surgical drape so that the working aperture thereof is in register with and surrounds the folding protective sheet, the sheet can be opened out through the working aperture and optionally fastened to the outwardly facing surface of the drape with the aid of fasteners. That side of the attachment sheet which is to face upwards when in use may be coated with a bonding agent externally of the region thereof joined to the protective sheet, thereby enabling a multi-part surgical drape to be fastened around the folded protective sheet.