Surgical drape including a layer to protect the operator from scattered radiation during cardiologic and radiologic invasive procedures

A method for shielding an operator from radiation during a coronary intervention procedure of a patient with X-ray imaging comprising spreading a sterile surgical drape over the patient to provide shielding,

• wherein the sterile surgical drape comprises an integrated radio-protective layer that does not move independently from the sterile surgical drape and that does not lie in the path of the primary X-ray beam during the coronary intervention procedure,
• wherein the sterile surgical drape is at least 130 cm in width and at least 130 cm in length,
• wherein the integrated radio-protective layer is at least 130 cm in width, and
• wherein the integrated radio-protective layer is at least 60 cm in length,
• wherein the integrated radio-protective layer comprises at least one precut hole that can be opened to allow access to the patient;
• and
• performing the coronary intervention procedure with X-ray imaging,
• wherein the sterile surgical drape reduces the cumulative dose of the operator of the coronary intervention procedure to 0-5 μSv when accessed through the right radial artery.