Laparoscopic surgical tray with apertured clips
OwnerSteven J. Davis, Janine Reuter +1inventors
InventorsSteven J. Davis, Janine Reuter, Daniel M. Johnson
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Abstract
A surgical tray retains surgical instruments adjacent an operating area or surgical field. The surgical tray comprises a base portion, and outer wall, a compartment for retaining surgical instruments defined by the base portion and at least a portion of the outer wall, and a plurality of clips spaced apart along the outer surface of the outer wall for securing the surgical tray to a surgical drape adjacent the operating area. The compartment includes a plurality of dividing walls having grooves for separating and retaining surgical instruments to enable members of an operating team to quickly and easily grasp surgical instruments in the surgical tray.
Claims10
A tray for retaining surgical instruments and for use with a surgical drape, comprising:
- a base portion having a periphery;
- an outer wall projecting upwardly from the periphery, the outer wall having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a first compartment defined by the base portion and at least a portion of the outer wall;
- a plurality of clips mounted on the outer surface of the outer wall for securing the tray to the surgical drape;
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- the clips each having an aperture adapted for receiving tubing and surgical instrument cords.
The tray of 1 wherein the base portion is textured to aid in grasping the surgical instruments.
A method of using a surgical tray for retaining surgical instruments during surgery on a patient, comprising:
- placing a surgical drape over the patient;
- positioning the surgical tray on the surgical drape, the tray having a plurality of clips secured thereto, each clip having an aperture;
- attaching the clips to the surgical drape to secure the surgical tray to the surgical drape;
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- inserting at least one tubing and surgical instrument cords through the apertures in the clips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.