Surgical drape and systems including surgical drape and attachment sensor

A system for providing a sterile barrier for a patient side cart of a teleoperated surgical system, the patient side cart comprising a main column and an arm extending from the main column, the system comprising:

• a drape body;
• a pocket on the drape body;
• an attachment device connected to the drape body;
• and
• a rigid coupling member;
• wherein the drape body is sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the arm;
• wherein the pocket is configured to accommodate a portion of a user's hand in a position external to a sterile boundary defined by the drape covering at least the portion of the arm;
• wherein the attachment device is removably engageable with a complementary attachment device on the arm;
• and
• wherein the rigid coupling member is configured to attach to the drape and secure the drape to the arm.

A system comprising:

• a patient side cart comprising:
• a first sensor at an arm of the patient side cart, and
• a second sensor at a main column of the patient side cart;
• and
• a sterile barrier system comprising:
• a first drape sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the arm of the patient side cart,
• a first attachment device connected to the first drape and configured to install the first drape to at least the portion of the arm of the patient side cart,
• a second drape sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the main column of the patient side cart, and
• a second attachment device connected to the second drape and configured to install the second drape to at least the portion of the main column of the patient side cart;
• wherein in an installed position of the first drape on at least the portion of the arm of the patient side cart, the first sensor is positioned to detect a presence of the first attachment device;
• wherein in an installed position of the second drape on the at least the portion of the main column of the patient side cart, the second sensor is positioned to detect a presence of the second attachment device;
• and
• wherein the system is configured to output a warning in response to one or both of the following conditions:
• a first condition in which the first sensor does not detect the presence of the first attachment device, and
• a second condition in which the second sensor does not detect the presence of the second attachment device.