# US 10,478,262 B2 · Orthopaedic instrument system including an instrument caddy and method for assembling a surgical instrument > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,478,262 B2 - Document ID: US10478262B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/830,457 - Filed: 2017-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04 - Assignees: Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company - Applicants: Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company - Inventors: Justin M. Niese; Rebecca L. Chaney; Stephanie M. Wainscott; Oliver Coultrup; Alasdair Mercer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478262B2 ## CPC - A61B 50/33: Trays - A61B 17/1659: {Surgical rasps, files, planes, or scrapers} - A61B 17/1675: {for the knee} - B65D 1/34: Trays or like shallow containers {(B65D81/3813 takes precedence)} - B65D 25/107: {Grooves, ribs, or the like, situated on opposed walls and between which the articles are located} - A61B 17/865: {Packages or dispensers for bone screws or threaded wires} - A61B 50/30: Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40) - A61B 50/3001: {for sharps} - A61B 2017/00526: {Methods of manufacturing} - A61B 2050/3008: {having multiple compartments} - A61F 2/0095: {Packages or dispensers for prostheses or other implants (for intraocular lenses A61F2/1691; for dental surgery A61C19/02)} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract An orthopaedic instrument system including an instrument caddy is disclosed. The instrument caddy is configured to receive one or more cutting broaches to house the cutting broaches between orthopaedic surgical procedures. The instrument caddy is also configured to be used during a surgical procedure to assist a user in assembling the cutting broach with another surgical instrument. A method of assembling a surgical instrument is also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An orthopaedic instrument system, comprising: a cutting broach including (i) a tapered body extending along a longitudinal axis from a base to a tip and (ii) a plurality of cutting teeth defined in the tapered body, and an instrument caddy configured to receive the cutting broach, the caddy comprising a bottom wall, a first side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall and extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a storage chamber, wherein the first side wall includes an opening and a pair of surfaces extending inwardly from the opening to define a groove sized to receive the base of the cutting broach, and the pair of surfaces are shaped to engage the base of the cutting broach to inhibit rotation of the cutting broach about its longitudinal axis, and wherein a slot aligned with the groove extends through the second side wall, the slot being sized to receive the tip of the cutting broach. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, further comprising: a stem component including an elongated body and a mounting end sized to be received in an opening defined in an end surface of the tip of the cutting broach to couple the stem component to the cutting broach, wherein when the cutting broach is positioned in the caddy, the end surface of the tip of the cutting broach extends outwardly from the slot to permit the stem component to be coupled to the cutting broach. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, further comprising: a stem component including an elongated body and a mounting end sized to be received in an opening defined in an end surface of the tip of the cutting broach to couple the stem components to the cutting broach, wherein when the cutting broach is positioned in the caddy, the mounting end of the stem component is received within the slot to permit the stem component to be coupled to the cutting broach. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, wherein: the cutting broach is a first cutting broach, the opening is a first opening, and the slot is a first slot, and the caddy further comprises: (i) a second opening in the second sidewall and a second pair of surfaces extending inwardly from the second opening to define a second groove sized to receive a base of a second cutting broach, and (ii) a second slot extending through the first sidewall that is sized to receive a tip of the second cutting broach. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of cutting broaches, wherein the first side wall includes a plurality of grooves, each groove being sized to selectively receive a base of one of the plurality of cutting broaches, and wherein the caddy further comprises a plurality of slots extending through the second side wall, each slot being aligned with one of the plurality of grooves and sized to receive a tip of one of the plurality of cutting broaches. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, further comprising an instrument tray sized and shaped to receive the caddy. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, wherein the caddy further comprises an end wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, and a handle formed in the end wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 7, wherein the handle includes an opening extending through the end wall. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 7, wherein the handle includes a flange extending from the end wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 1, wherein the cutting broach includes one of a femoral cutting broach and a tibial cutting broach. ### Claim 11 An orthopaedic instrument system, comprising: an instrument caddy configured to receive a cutting broach, the caddy comprising a bottom wall, a first side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall and extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a storage chamber, wherein the first side wall includes an opening and a pair of surfaces extending inwardly from the opening to define a groove sized to receive a base of the cutting broach, wherein a slot aligned with the groove extends through the second side wall, the slot being sized to receive a tip of the cutting broach. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 11, further comprising a cutting broach including (i) a tapered body extending along a longitudinal axis from a base to a tip, (ii) a plurality of cutting teeth defined in the tapered body, and (iii) an opening defined in an end surface of the tip. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 12, wherein the slot is defined by a pair of side walls that are spaced apart a distance greater than the diameter of the opening defined in the end surface of the tip of the cutting broach. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 12, further comprising a stem component including an elongated body and a mounting end sized to be received in the opening defined in the end surface of the tip of the cutting broach to couple the stem component to the cutting broach. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 11, wherein: the first side wall includes a plurality of grooves, each groove being sized to receive a base of one of a plurality of cutting broaches, and a plurality of slots extend through the second side wall, each slot being aligned with a groove of the plurality of grooves and being sized to receive a tip of one of the plurality of cutting broaches. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 11, wherein the caddy further comprises: an end wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, and a handle formed in the end wall. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 16, wherein the handle includes an opening extending through the end wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 16, wherein the handle includes a flange extending from the end wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The orthopaedic instrument system of claim 11, wherein the cutting broach is at least one of a femoral cutting broach or a tibial cutting broach.