Adaptable medical tray

An adaptable medical tray comprising:

• a first component medical tray comprising a first plurality of side walls, a first plurality of end walls, a first bottom, and a first removable top, the first plurality of side walls, the first plurality of end walls, and the first bottom arranged to form a first cavity in the first component medical tray, at least one of the first plurality of side walls comprising at least one male mating feature, and at least one of the first plurality of walls, the first bottom, and the first removable top comprising one or more passages therethrough that facilitate sterilization of contents within the first cavity;
• and
• a second component medical tray comprising a second plurality of side walls, a second plurality of end walls, a second bottom, and a second removable top, the second plurality of side walls, the second plurality of end walls, and the second bottom arranged to form a second cavity in the second component medical tray, at least one of the second plurality of side walls comprising at least one female mating feature that corresponds to the at least one male mating feature,
• wherein:
• when the at least one male mating feature is inserted in the at least one female mating feature, the first component medical tray is removably coupled to the second component medical tray in a side-by-side configuration along a common interface,
• the first component medical tray and the second component medical tray are constructed of a sterilizable material, and
• the first component medical tray is decouplable from the second component medical tray after a sterilization process without removing the first removable top from the first cavity and without removing the second removable top from the second cavity;
• the first component medical tray comprises a release mechanism positioned along a wall adjacent to the common interface and spaced from the common interface, and
• the release mechanism, pushable along an axis perpendicular to an axis of the at least one female mating feature, actuates the at least one female mating feature to engage and disengage the at least one female mating feature with the at least one male mating feature of the first component medical tray;
• opposing sidewalls of the first component medical tray and the second component medical tray define slots for receiving the first removable top and the second removable top, respectively, and allowing the first removable top and the second removable top to slide along a length of the opposing sidewalls of the first component medical tray and the second component medical tray within the slots.

An adaptable medical tray comprising:

• a first component medical tray constructed of a sterilizable material and comprising a cavity formed by:
• a first side wall comprising a plurality of male mating features,
• a second side wall comprising a plurality of female mating features,
• a plurality of end walls,
• a bottom, and
• a removable top,
• at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, the plurality of end walls, the bottom, and the removable top comprising one or more passages therethrough that facilitate sterilization of contents within the cavity;
• and
• a release mechanism coupled to the plurality of female mating features and engagement by a user at one of the plurality of end walls and spaced from a surface of the second side wall;
• a second component medical tray constructed of a sterilizable material and comprising a cavity formed by:
• a first side wall comprising a plurality of male mating features,
• a second side wall comprising a plurality of female mating features,
• a plurality of end walls,
• a bottom, and
• a removable top;
• and
• a third component medical tray constructed of a sterilizable material and comprising a cavity formed by:
• a first side wall comprising a plurality of male mating features,
• a second side wall comprising a plurality of female mating features,
• a plurality of end walls,
• a bottom, and
• a removable top;
• wherein:
• the first component medical tray is removably coupled to the second component medical tray and the third component medical tray in a side-by-side configuration via the plurality of male mating features of the first side wall of the first component tray and the plurality of female mating features of the second side wall of the first component tray, and
• the first component medical tray is decouplable from the second component medical tray and the third component medical tray after a sterilization process without removing the removable top from the first cavity, the removable top from the second cavity, and the removable top from the third cavity;
• the release mechanism, pushable along an axis perpendicular to an axis of the plurality of female mating features, actuates the plurality of female mating features to engage and disengage the plurality of female mating features with the plurality of male mating features of the second component medical tray.