Foldable sleeve for surgical instrument
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsDivya Vijaya Vittala Nadig, Dharani Gandhi
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Abstract
A foldable sleeve for retaining a surgical instrument is presented. The foldable sleeve includes a first panel having a first set of lock tabs, a second panel hingedly connected to the first panel, the second panel having a first pair of openings and a second pair of openings, and a third panel hingedly connected to the second panel, the third panel having a second set of lock tabs. The first panel and the third panel are each selectively movable over a portion of the second panel to retain the surgical instrument within the foldable sleeve.
Claims5
A sleeve for retaining a surgical instrument, the sleeve comprising:
- a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel arranged in a series configuration, the first panel and the third panel are hingedly connected to the second panel and are selectively movable between an unfolded orientation and a folded orientation with respect to the second panel;
- at least one locking tab disposed on an end of the first panel;
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- an opening defined between the first panel and the second panel that is configured to expose at least a portion of the surgical instrument;
- wherein the sleeve is configured to allow the surgical instrument to be removed through the opening of the sleeve while the first panel and the third panel are in the folded orientation and a gap is defined between the first panel and the third panel when the first panel and third panel are in the folded orientation, such that the first panel is free from contact with the third panel when the first panel and the third panel are in the folded orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.