Process for storing and sorting surgical instruments
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A process for sorting and storage of surgical instruments, including:
- establishing an operation protocol for respective surgical operations, indicating at least the surgical instruments which are to be used, an identification code being associated with each surgical instrument, sorting the surgical instruments necessary for a predetermined operation, based on the operation protocol, in an enclosure in a pure atmosphere by transporting the instruments from a region of storage in a clean state to a station for identification of the surgical instruments by reading of the identification codes, and storing the surgical instruments, after identification, in containers, each container holding the surgical instruments necessary for one of the operations.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A process and apparatus for sorting and storage of surgical instruments. The apparatus includes an enclosure filled with a pure atmosphere and containing a device for the storage of clean instruments, a device for transport of the instruments to a station for identification of the instruments, a mechanism for storage of identified instruments in containers, and an information processing device for control of the apparatus.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A process for sorting and storage of surgical instruments, including:
-
establishing an operation protocol for respective surgical operations, indicating at least the surgical instruments which are to be used, an identification code being associated with each surgical instrument, sorting the surgical instruments necessary for a predetermined operation, based on the operation protocol, in an enclosure in a pure atmosphere by transporting the instruments from a region of storage in a clean state to a station for identification of the surgical instruments by reading of the identification codes, and storing the surgical instruments, after identification, in containers, each container holding the surgical instruments necessary for one of the operations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. (canceled)
-
21. An apparatus for sorting and storing of surgical instruments comprising:
-
an enclosure for containing a pure ambient;
a device for storing of clean surgical instruments and that is located within the enclosure;
a device for transporting the surgical instruments to an identification station that is located in the enclosure;
a mechanism for storing surgical instruments in containers after identification and that is located in the enclosure, each container holding surgical instruments for a particular operation protocol; and
an information processing device for control of the apparatus for sorting and storing surgical instruments. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification