Sterile drape for two tiered hospital instrument table

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a draping system for a two-tiered hospital instrument back table can be used to quickly and conveniently create a sterile field. The system has a drape that is a single piece of material, desirably a film that may be clear. The single piece of material has other material attached to it on its upper side or surface in areas that generally coincide with the two upper surfaces of the table when the drape is installed on the table, and that has a lower coefficient of friction than the single piece of material. The drape may be held in place with a continuous or discontinuous band that encircles the upper tier or the upper tier support posts.

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technical field [0001] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Applications 61 / 681,846, filed August 10, 2012, and 61 / 715,974, filed October 19, 2012, respectively. [0002] The present disclosure relates to sterile surface coverings and more particularly to drape for instrument tables in operating rooms. Background technique [0003] In a hospital operating room, sterile and non-sterile areas are carefully demarcated. Usually the surface on which the instrument is stored, such as a metal table, is covered with a sterile drape. The surface of the table itself is considered non-sterile, a sterile environment is created through the use of a drape. Any area beneath the surface covered by the drape is also considered non-sterile. [0004] Double deck tables are commonly used in hospital surgical rooms and have one table surface arranged at standard table height and a second table surface arranged above the first table surface. These types of tables are know...

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If said slipping occurs, the cover is no longer sterile and therefore a new cover must be used at additional expense

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