Instrument count memorizer
First Claim
1. A count memorizing device for instruments of the type having at least one handle for manual manipulation thereof comprising, a carrier for storing a plurality of said instruments, a plurality of boots disposed in said carrier and individually movable from open to closed positions, each of said boots when in said open position having means for receiving the handle of a discrete instrument to hold said instrument in an outwardly extending position, and locking means operative to maintain said boots in selected open and closed positions, the number of open boots indicating the number of instruments selected to be stored by said carrier.
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Abstract
A device for storing sterile instruments and memorizing the count thereof. A main frame includes a plurality of juxtaposed boots, individually and selectively rotatable from open to closed positions. Each open boot stores the handle of an instrument and a rotatable cover plate is locked into position overlaying open and closed boots to apply holding contact pressure against instrument handles inserted in open boots. The number of open boots indicates the number of instruments selected to be stored by the device.
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- 1. A count memorizing device for instruments of the type having at least one handle for manual manipulation thereof comprising, a carrier for storing a plurality of said instruments, a plurality of boots disposed in said carrier and individually movable from open to closed positions, each of said boots when in said open position having means for receiving the handle of a discrete instrument to hold said instrument in an outwardly extending position, and locking means operative to maintain said boots in selected open and closed positions, the number of open boots indicating the number of instruments selected to be stored by said carrier.
- 15. A count memorizing device for instruments of the type having at least one handle for manual manipulation thereof comprising, a frame for supporting a plurality of said instruments, said frame having a bottom member and side members forming a box-like configuration, a plurality of boots disposed within said frame and arranged in juxtaposition with each other, each of said boots being individually movable from open to closed positions and having at least a floor and a side wall, said side wall cooperating with the side wall of an adjacent boot to form a compartment with an opening for receiving an instrument handle when said boot is in said open position, said floor being operative to prevent insertion of an instrument in said boot when said boot is inverted from said open position to said closed position, each side wall of said boots having an elongated slot therein disposed intermediate the top and bottom thereof and parallel to the floor of an associated boot, aligning means for maintaining said boots in juxtaposed alignment including a bar extending between said side members of said frames and passing through said slots to rotatably mount said boots on said bar, each of said boots being operative to be rotatably inverted about said bar from an open position with the floor of said boot abutting the bottom member of said frame, to a closed position with the top of said side wall abutting the bottom member of said frame, and locking means to maintain said boots in selected open and closed positions, the number of open boots indicating the number of instruments selected to be transported by said carrier.
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