# US 11,246,676 B2 · Safety apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,246,676 B2 - Document ID: US11246676B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/752,874 - Filed: 2016-08-16 - Published: 2018-08-30 - Granted: 2022-02-15 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-16 - Assignees: Venner Medical Technologies SA; Maryanne Mariyaselvam; Peter Jeffrey Young - Applicants: Venner Medical Technologies SA; Maryanne Mariyaselvam; Peter Jeffrey Young - Inventors: Peter Jeffrey Young - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11246676B2 ## CPC - 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 2050/005: {with a lid or cover} - A61B 2050/0056: {about a lateral axis in the lid plane} - A61B 2050/0067: {Types of closures or fasteners} - A61B 2050/0078: {having additional unlocking means} - A61B 2050/0079: {Magnetic closures} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A safety apparatus for use in a procedure comprises at least first and second devices, wherein the first device and second device are for use in a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising a disabling mechanism that is adapted to releasably retain and thereby prevent use of the said second device until release by a release procedure using the first device. A method of carrying out a procedure comprises the steps of using the first device, applying the first device to a disabling mechanism to release the second device, and using the second device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A safety apparatus comprising: a locking mechanism, a disabling mechanism releasably retaining a second device, and preventing use of the second device until release by a first device, wherein the first device is a guide wire, and wherein the disabling mechanism defines a channel, wherein the length of the channel is loop or arch shaped and said channel is configured to accommodate and retain the guidewire, wherein the channel comprises a first aperture for the guide wire to enter the channel and a second aperture for the guide wire to exit the channel, and wherein the disabling mechanism is adapted to receive and substantially enclose the guide wire through the first and second apertures prior to the locking mechanism being actuated. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first device and the second device are for use in an invasive surgical procedure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disabling mechanism is adapted to render the second device inaccessible until released by the first device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disabling mechanism may be adapted to substantially enclose the second device to prevent its use. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disabling mechanism is adapted to retain the first device as part of the release of the second device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disabling mechanism comprises a receptacle having an openable and closable lid, defining a first interior volume adapted to contain the second device, the locking mechanism being actuated to allow the lid to be operable by use of the first device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The safety apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the receptacle comprises a lower base surface, at least four side walls, and the lid to define the first interior volume, wherein the openable and closable lid has an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein in the closed configuration the lid forms a substantially planar surface to the top of the at least four side walls of the receptacle such as to prevent opening of the lid without the first device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The safety apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the lock mechanism comprises magnets. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The safety apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the magnets are located on the lid. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The safety apparatus according to claim 8, wherein magnets are located on the lid and the lower base surface of the receptacle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the channel substantially corresponds to a shape of the first device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein channel is formed within the lid. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disabling mechanism includes indicating means to a user that it has been used. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The safety apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the indicating means comprises a transparent part. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The safety apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second device is a means for suturing and/or dressing a wound.