To mitigate eye fatigue and strain during a surgical treatment.
A surgical drape 10 manufactured or fabricated from a polymeric film having a low glare finish and a predetermined colorant for reducing the luminous intensity of light reflected from the surface thereof is provided. Colorants, dyes, pigments, etc., are used to form translucent polymeric surgical drapes that absorb a selected range of wavelengths from surface reflected light. The use of coloring agents in combination with a textured surface yields a surgical drape possessing reduced luminance and glare, thereby mitigating eye strain and fatigue. The preferred range of reflected light, in order of preference, is 625-700 nm, 520-560 nm, 450-520 nm, 400-450 nm, 600-625 nm, and 560-600 nm.
ANNETT LELAND W
SMALSTIG TIMOTHY P
| JP2003199769A | 2003-07-15 |
Makoto Onda
Atsushi Honda
Miho Ikegami