Adjustable Chest Drape

Abstract

An adjustable drape ( 100 ) is manufactured from a flexible fabric layer and has a front major face ( 201 ) and a rear major face ( 101 ). One or more wearer attachment devices ( 102,103 ) are disposed along the rear major face ( 101 ), while one or more adjustment devices ( 202,203 ) are disposed along the front major face ( 201 ). When the flexible fabric layer attached to the chest of a wearer ( 400 ), it is not visible from the behind the wearer ( 400 ). Accordingly, the adjustable drape ( 100 ) can be used to preserve patient dignity during advanced imaging procedures.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable drape, comprising:
 a flexible fabric layer having a front major face and a rear major face;   one or more wearer attachment devices disposed along the rear major face; and   one or more adjustment devices disposed along the front major face;   wherein the flexible fabric layer is configured, upon attachment to a chest of a wearer, not to be visible from the behind the wearer.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable drape of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more wearer attachment devices comprise a first wearer attachment device disposed along an upper region of the rear major face and a second wearer attachment device disposed along a lower region of the rear major face. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable drape of  claim 2 , wherein the first wearer attachment device has a length greater than that of the second wearer attachment device. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable drape of  claim 3 , wherein the first wearer attachment device is between about nine and ten inches in length, and the second wearer attachment device is about two inches in length. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable drape of  claim 2 , wherein the first wearer attachment device and the second wearer attachment device comprise adhesive devices. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable drape of  claim 5 , wherein the adhesive devices comprise double-sided tape. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable drape of  claim 5 , further comprising releasable coverings disposed atop the adhesive devices. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable drape of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more adjustment devices comprise a first adjustment device disposed along an upper region of the front major face and a second adjustment device disposed along a lower region of the front major face. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable drape of  claim 8 , wherein the first adjustment device has a length less than that of the second adjustment device. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable drape of  claim 9 , wherein the first adjustment device is between about four inches in length, and the second adjustment device is about eight inches in length. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable drape of  claim 8 , wherein the first adjustment device and the second adjustment device comprise malleable metal. 
     
     
         12 . The adjustable drape of  claim 8 , wherein the first adjustment device and the second adjustment device comprise flexible wire. 
     
     
         13 . The adjustable drape of  claim 8 , wherein the first adjustment device and the second adjustment device comprise a first element having a plurality of teeth and an insertion tip and a second element having a fastening head into which the insertion tip can be placed to engage one or more of the plurality of teeth with the fastening head. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable drape of  claim 8 , wherein the first adjustment device comprises one of post snap elements or socket snap elements and the second adjustment device comprises another of the post snap elements or the socket snap elements. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable drape of  claim 8 , wherein the first adjustment device and the second adjustment device each comprise drawstrings. 
     
     
         16 . The adjustable drape of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible fabric layer is manufactured from SMS. 
     
     
         17 . The adjustable drape of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible fabric layer is about ten inches wide and about twelve inches long. 
     
     
         18 . The adjustable drape of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more preformed perforations running across the flexible fabric layer. 
     
     
         19 . The adjustable drape of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible fabric layer is one of complex ovular or trapezoidal. 
     
     
         20 . A method of applying an adjustable drape to a wearer, comprising:
 obtaining the adjustable drape, wherein the adjustable drape comprises a flexible fabric layer having one or more wearer attachment devices disposed along a first major face and one or more adjustment devices disposed along a second major face opposite the first;   attaching the one or more wearer attachment devices to a chest of the wearer; and   adjusting the one or more adjustment devices to adjust the adjustable drape to conform to the chest so as not to be visible from the behind the wearer.