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50 years Foliodrape®

Evolving safety, performance, and efficiency of surgical drapes.

For 50 years, surgical teams around the world have relied on HARTMANN drapes to protect what matters most – patients and professionals.

Foliodrape®: 50 years of passion and innovation.

Cotton drapes were once the industry standard – washed, reused, and gradually losing performance with every cycle. Real progress began in 1976 when HARTMANN introduced non-woven and laminate materials for sterile, single-use drapes.

Half a century on, the modern surgical drape contributes to infection prevention, OR efficiency, safer workflows and improved surgical outcomes. Foliodrape® has helped shape that evolution from the start, in continuous exchange with OR teams.

And the next chapter is already being written – in new materials, in solutions for advanced surgical techniques, in drapes designed for the OR of tomorrow.

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Foliodrape® today. 50 years for your OR.

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Over 800 designs
Drape designs that turn complex tasks into streamlined, efficient routines – built on deep understanding of what surgical teams need.
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4 active patents
Smart draping mechanisms, advanced materials, integrated components – innovations that improve efficiency and support infection prevention.
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150 million drapes used every year
Reliable production capacity and dependable high quality of Foliodrape® across the globe.
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Over 75 countries
Clinical insights from operating rooms worldwide continuously feed into Foliodrape® designs you use.
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What I strive for is the perfect drape for every procedure – one that brings together everything the surgical team needs, including features no one has even thought of yet.

A drape that’s ready in just a few simple movements. Nothing more, but nothing less.
Tatjana Senger
Senior Product Manager at HARTMANN, former OR nurse
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50 years Foliodrape anniversary graphic from 1976 to 2020s

Discover 5 decades of evolution.

Historic Folioplast packagings

Birth.

Where a new standard for sterile surgical draping began.

1976: Launch of Folioplast® – one of Europe’s first sterile disposable surgical draping systems.

1978: Folioplast® expands into Foliomed® with procedure-specific solutions and sets.

Thrive.

From single-use innovation to a growing OR system.

1985: Introduction of 3-layer Comfort material for protection, flexibility and reliability.

1988: Folioplast® becomes Foliodrape® – an expanded system for the modern OR.

2003: Patented telescopic folding makes instrument table covering a one-person task.

2006: Launch of Protect – a cost-efficient 2-layer laminate with high performance and drapability.

Historic Foliodrape brochures and OR draping in use
Collage OR room, drapes in use and the Frost & Sullivan award

Collaboration.

Working with surgeons to improve processes, safety and comfort.

2007: HARTMANN receives the Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership Award.

2008: Foliodrape® contributes to Europe’s first experimental OR at University Clinic Tübingen.

2008: Co-development of the hip split-sheet drape for the minimally invasive AMIS hip technique.

2008: Launch of the breathable eye drape for facial surgery.

Innovation.

Continuously raising the bar for protection and efficiency.

2011: Introduction of Protect Plus with integrated absorption pad for advanced barrier protection.

2016: Portfolio optimization streamlines design variety and packaging ahead of MDR.

2019: Foliodrape® becomes one of the first MDR-compliant ranges in the market.

Foliodrape Protect Plus set and surgical team around a drape
Surgical team using Hip One-Drape Solution and robot-assisted drape manufacturing

Tomorrow.

Ready for the next generation of surgical environments.

2022: Launch of the One-Drape Solution for hip replacement surgery.

2023: Launch of ECO drape for MediSet® with recycled materials and reduced waste.

2026: Robot-assisted automation brings new precision to drape manufacturing.

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Learn how we can support you in optimizing the efficiency, safety, and outcomes of your surgical processes — with solutions across the complete patient journey.