Universal C arm tape drape
View Patent ↗A drape, such as but not limited to, a drape that can be used to cover a C arm of a medical device is provided. The drape includes material, at least one cuff and at least one adhesive strip. The material has a select property and has a select shape. The at least one cuff is formed along at least one edge of the material. The at least one cuff is configured to allow manipulation of the drape by a user. The at least one adhesive strip is configured to selectively adhere the drape to a surface to be covered by the drape.
1. A method of attaching a drape to a structure, the method comprising:
placing at least one hand in a starting cuff along an end of the drape in a first portion of the drape;
positioning the first portion of the drape in a desired location with at least one hand of a user in the starting cuff;
pressing an adhesive strip coupled to the drape on a surface of the structure to attach the first portion of the drape to the structure,
subsequent to pressing the adhesive strip coupled to the drape on the surface of the structure to attach the first portion of the drape to the structure:
removing the at least one hand from the starting cuff;
placing a first hand of the user in a first side cuff along a first side edge of the drape of a second portion of the drape;
placing a second hand of the user in a second side cuff along a second side edge of the drape of the second portion of the drape;
positioning the second portion of the drape in a desired location with the user's hands in the first and second side cuffs; and
pressing another adhesive strip coupled to the drape on a surface of the structure to attach the second portion of the drape to the structure.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
separating a tape portion to unfold the second portion from the first portion.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the structure is a medical device.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the medical device is an X-ray.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the medical device has a C-shaped arm with a top surface and side surfaces,
positioning the first portion of the drape in a desired location comprises positioning the first portion of the drape over the top surface and down the side surfaces of the C-shaped arm, and
positioning the second portion of the drape in a desired location comprises positioning the second portion of the drape over the top surface and down the side surfaces of the C-shaped arm at a location longitudinally spaced from the first portion along a length of the drape.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to placing at least one hand in a starting cuff, unfolding a first widthwise fold section of the drape and a second widthwise fold section of the drape.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising unfolding a plurality of lengthwise fold sections of the drape, each lengthwise fold section including an adhesive strip, and attaching each of the plurality of lengthwise fold sections to the structure with the adhesive strip.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein unfolding the plurality of lengthwise fold sections of the drape comprises separating a plurality of tape portions, each tape portion holding one lengthwise fold section from remaining folded portions of the drape.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the starting cuff has a depth ranging from approximately 3 inches to approximately 4 inches.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second side cuffs each have a depth ranging from approximately 2 inches to approximately 3 inches.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the drape is fabricated from a non-latex polymeric material.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the starting cuff is divided into a first starting cuff and a second starting cuff, and placing at least one hand in the starting cuff comprising placing the first hand in the first starting cuff and placing the second hand in the second starting cuff.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the drape defines a width between a first side edge and a second side edge, and the width is approximately 14 inches.