Apparatus for sharp implement transfer, counting and temporary disposal or storage
AssigneeNeutral Field, LLC
InventorsRobert Anthony, Daniel Guyton, Douglas Evans, John Hickman
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Abstract
The invention relates to a multipurpose device for the safe handling of sharp surgical implements and comprises a molded thermoplastic body that includes a container portion and a scalpel holder section. Magnetic material in the container holds scalpel blades and/or needles after use and magnetic material on the holder section presents a needle for pick-up by a needle holder. The scalpel holder section supports a scalpel or scalpels in cantilever fashion for convenient gripping and withdrawal by a surgeon. The body has a shape and surface characteristics that assures a secure hand grip even in wet conditions.
Claims18
A multipurpose surgical sharps handling device with opposed walls configured to be held conveniently in the fingertips of one hand and forming a boundary for surgical articles carried by said device, and including:
- a system for temporarily holding a scalpel for no-hands passing of the scalpel between a nurse and a surgeon,
- a magnetic zone for no-hands passing of a suture needle with a notch between portions of the magnetic zone for access in the notch by a needle holder,
- a closable used interoperative sharps storage container, and
- a suture pack carrier.
A device for no-hands transfer of a scalpel comprising an injection-molded thermoplastic body including a supporting base,
- a scalpel blade receiver adjacent one end of the base,
- a scalpel handle grip adjacent an end of the base opposite said one end, the receiver being arranged to limit freedom of movement of the blade laterally while allowing pitch movement of a handle of a scalpel, the handle grip being arranged to receive a mid-section of the handle of a scalpel in a pitch movement towards the base while its blade is received in the receiver, the device having the grip being arranged to resist longitudinal reverse movement of the scalpel blade out of the receiver and the grip and pitch movement out of the grip with a friction force sufficient to reliably hold a straight scalpel handle in a gripped position while the device is handled by a surgical nurse to present the straight scalpel handle in a vertical or near vertical position for grasping by a surgeon with a large portion of the straight scalpel handle on a side of the grip remote from the blade receiver in a cantilever condition extending beyond said device such that it is free of physical interference from adjacent parts of the device.
A multi-purpose surgical sharps handling device comprising an injection-molded thermoplastic body including a scalpel holder and a closable sharps receiving container, the scalpel holder having a blade receiving zone and a handle gripping area that cooperate to support a scalpel with a straight handle in a cantilever arrangement whereby a substantial portion of the length of the straight scalpel handle is free of obstruction by the device in a space surrounding said substantial portion and it is thereby readily grasped, the receiving container being adjacent said blade receiving zone and remote from said gripping area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.