Surgical instrument case
AssigneeSymmetry Medical, Inc.
InventorsChuck Foreman, Kraig Allen, John Conley, Dennis Brown
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Abstract
A surgical instrument case which includes a primary case which is substantially rectangular and has a pair of opposite side walls, a pair of opposite end walls and a bottom wall. A secondary case fits within the primary case, and the secondary case has at least one attachment element on an outside surface of the secondary case. The at least one attachment element is configured for connecting to at least one of the side walls and the end walls when the secondary case is mounted on an outside of at least one of the opposite side walls and the opposite end walls.
Claims19
A surgical instrument case, comprising:
- a primary case being substantially rectangular and including a pair of opposite side walls, a pair of opposite end walls and a bottom wall;
- and
- a secondary case fitting within said primary case, said secondary case including at least one attachment element on an outside surface of said secondary case, said at least one attachment element configured for connecting to at least one of said side walls and said end walls when said secondary case is mounted on an outside of at least one of said opposite side walls and said opposite end walls.
A surgical instrument case assembly, comprising:
- at least one surgical instrument;
- a surgical instrument case holding said at least one surgical instrument, said surgical instrument case including:
- a primary case being substantially rectangular and including a pair of opposite side walls, a pair of opposite end walls and a bottom wall;
- and
- a secondary case fitting within said primary case, said secondary case including at least one attachment element on an outside surface of said secondary case, said at least one attachment element configured for connecting to at least one of said side walls and said end walls when said secondary case is mounted on an outside of at least one of said opposite side walls and said opposite end walls.
A surgical instrument case, comprising:
- a primary case having a substantially continuous perimeter wall connected to a bottom wall defining an enclosure therein;
- and
- a secondary case including at least one attachment element on an outside surface of said secondary case, said at least one attachment element configured for connecting to said perimeter wall when said secondary case is mounted on an outside of said perimeter wall.
A surgical instrument case assembly, comprising:
- at least one surgical instrument;
- a surgical instrument case holding said at least one surgical instrument, said surgical instrument case including:
- a primary case having a substantially continuous perimeter wall connected to a bottom wall defining an enclosure therein;
- and
- a secondary case including at least one attachment element on an outside surface of said secondary case, said at least one attachment element configured for connecting to said perimeter wall when said secondary case is mounted on an outside of said perimeter wall.
A method of using a surgical instrument case, comprising the steps of:
- providing a primary case being substantially rectangular and including a pair of opposite side walls, a pair of opposite end walls and a bottom wall;
- providing a secondary case fitting within said primary case, said secondary case including at least one attachment element on an outside surface of said secondary case;
- removing said secondary case from said primary case;
- and
- mounting said secondary case on an outside of at least one of said opposite side walls and said opposite end walls using at least one attachment element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.