Surgical Pack and Tray

• US 20080272023A1
• Filed: 04/21/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
• Original Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
• Inventors: Humayun, Mark, McCormick, Matthew, DeBoer, Charles, Kerns, Ralph, Chong, Lawrence
• Granted Patent: US 8,177,064 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/570
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/005 with a lid or cover
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/3008 having multiple compartments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/23 with means to retain or hold surgical implements
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/33 Trays

Abstract

A surgical pack includes a platform having a plurality of recesses configured to function as a surgical tray. A plurality of surgical instruments are contained in a corresponding recess of the platform. The recess may have the shape of the surgical instrument that it is designed to receive. The recess may also include safety mechanisms to protect the tips of certain instruments and to lower the risk of injury caused by them. A packaging or covering holds the platform and the plurality of surgical instruments in a substantially sterile condition.

Claims

1. A surgical apparatus comprising:

a platform having a plurality of recesses located on a first side of the platform, the first side of the platform having a substantially sterile surface;

a plurality of surgical instruments, each of the surgical instruments being removably positioned in a corresponding one of the recesses; and

a cover removably affixed to the platform at the first side of the platform for covering at least the first side of the platform and the surgical instruments, the cover being adapted to preserve the sterility of the first side at least until the cover is removed.

2. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein the platform has two ends extending substantially along a first direction and spaced apart from each other along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction for accommodating a head of a patient between the two ends.

3. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein the platform has two ends extending substantially along a first direction and spaced apart from each other along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction for accommodating a body part of a patient between the two ends.

4. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein the platform is substantially U-shaped.

5. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein the platform has a geometric shape configured to accommodate a body part undergoing a surgical or diagnostic procedure.

6. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the surgical instruments has a substantially sharp end, and wherein the one of the recesses corresponding to the at least one of the surgical instruments comprises a covering for substantially shielding the substantially sharp end.

7. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the surgical instruments has a substantially sharp end, and wherein a portion of the one of the recesses corresponding to the at least one of the surgical instruments is configured to have a shape substantially conforming to a shape of the substantially sharp end.

8. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the surgical instruments has a substantially sharp end and a handle portion, wherein the one of the recesses corresponding to the at least one of the surgical instruments has a depth configured to contain the substantially sharp end deeper in the recess than the handle portion.

9. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein the platform has identifiers located in relation to the recesses, the identifiers corresponding to the surgical instruments positioned in the recesses.

10. The surgical apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least one of the identifiers includes tactile identifiers.

11. The surgical apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least one of the identifiers includes a light emitting diode (LED) display.

12. The surgical apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least one of the identifiers includes a colored code.

13. The surgical apparatus of claim 1, wherein the platform accommodates a substantially sterile barrier accessible by a substantially non-sterile user wearing substantially sterile protection for providing assistance during a surgical procedure.

14. A surgical pack comprising:

a platform having a plurality of recesses configured to function as a surgical tray;

a plurality of surgical instruments, each of the surgical instruments being removably positioned in a corresponding one of the recesses, the corresponding one of the recesses having a shape substantially confirming to the shape of the surgical instrument being received; and

a packaging for holding the platform and the plurality of surgical instruments in a substantially sterile condition.

15. The surgical apparatus of claim 14, wherein the platform has two ends extending substantially along a first direction and spaced apart from each other along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction for accommodating a body part of a patient between the two ends.

16. A method for providing instrumentation during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:

providing a surgical pack including;

a platform having a plurality of recesses configured to function as a surgical tray;

a plurality of surgical instruments, each of the surgical instruments being removably positioned in a corresponding one of the recesses, the corresponding one of the recesses having a shape substantially confirming to the shape of the surgical instrument being received; and

a packaging for holding the platform and the plurality of surgical instruments in a substantially sterile condition;

removing the platform with the plurality of surgical instruments positioned in the corresponding recesses from the packaging;

placing the platform in close proximity to a surgeon and a patient;

removing at least one of the surgical instruments from the corresponding recess for a first part of the surgical procedure; and

returning the at least one of the surgical instruments to the corresponding recess after the first part of the surgical procedure.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the platform has two ends extending substantially along a first direction and spaced apart from each other along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction for accommodating a body part of the patient between the two ends.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the placing of the platform includes placing the body part in the spaced apart portion in between the two ends.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the body part is the patient'"'"'s head.