Surgical drapes

Tiburon^® surgical drapes from Cardinal Health will change the way you think about drapes and draping.

Surgical site infections pose a serious risk to patients undergoing any invasive procedure. Each incident can cost a facility an average of $3,000 in added expenses and prolong the length of stay by seven to nine days. With more than 500,000 of these infections occurring each year, it's clear there are many factors that impact the overall risk, including the barrier provided by surgical drapes.

Tiburon^® fabric is a three-layer composite made up of an absorbent fluid control layer, an impermeable membrane and a patient comfort layer.

The top layer of spunbond microfiber fabric receives a treatment which makes it absorbent. Tiburon^® fabric's impermeable middle layer is a cast-extruded polyethylene membrane laminated to the nonwoven components. This thin membrane adds little to the fabric weight, yet it provides a fluid barrier substantial enough to qualify as impervious by rigorous FDA-recognized standards. The lighter, bottom fabric layer is engineered for maximum patient comfort.