Inventors:
Bernadette A. Harroll - Baltimore MD
Paul E. Lingeman - Carmel IN
Assignee:
Lingeman Medical Products, Inc. - Indianapolis IN
International Classification:
A61B 1900
Abstract:
A medical drape for controlling fluid during a medical procedure. The drape includes a base sheet formed of a fluid impervious material which is placed underneath a patient and on an operating bed. A sealing lip, which is made of a material such as a plastic encapsulated, compressible foam to conform to the underside of the patient, is attached to the base sheet in a fluid tight fashion and serves to achieve a fluid tight seal between the medical drape and the patient positioned thereon. The sealing lip rings a region of the base sheet and causes fluid that runs down along the patient above the base sheet to collect on the base sheet region, from where it is funneled to a fluid collection pouch. In an alternate embodiment, the medical drape is provided with a patient covering main sheet. A method of controlling fluid run-off during medical procedures with the a medical drape is also disclosed.