Surgical draping holster system

A method of anchoring a storage element to a draping, comprising:

• positioning the storage element adjacent to the draping, wherein the storage element includes at least one receptacle sized to store one or more tools therein;
• coupling an anchoring element to the storage element, wherein the anchoring element defines a passage therethrough, and a plurality of clamping elements are controllably movable towards the passage, and wherein the anchoring element is coupled to the storage element such that a longitudinal axis of the passage is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the at least one receptacle;
• positioning at least a portion of the draping in the passage;
• wherein positioning at least the portion of the draping in the passage includes passing an engagement tool through the passage to contact the portion of the draping, and retracting the engagement tool to pull at least the portion of the draping into the passage;
• and
• actuating a movement of the plurality of clamping elements towards the passage to clamp the draping therein to secure the storage element to the draping.