Ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray

• US 7,278,987 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Issued: 10/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anthony Solazzo
• Original Assignee: Anthony Solazzo
• Inventors: Solazzo, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva; Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Craig; Paula L.
• Application Number:
  US10/888,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,187 Days
• Field of Search: 604/356, 604/317, 604/319, 604/326, 206/571, 464/0, 465/0, 466/0
• US Class Current: 604/356
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/11 with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray. The tray includes a tray structure having a recessed area that includes at least a bottom, opposite side walls, a front and a back, wherein the front has a first width of a predetermined dimension and the back has a second width of a predetermined dimension less then the first width, such that the recessed area is wider at the front than it is at the back. The recessed area has at least one drain located at a lower area thereof. The tray further includes a top flange extending at least outwardly each of the opposite side walls, wherein a user may rest the flange on front upper portions of legs when in a supine position, for urinary bladder evacuation into the tray. Surgical kits contain the aforementioned tray and specified components.

Claims

1. An ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray which comprises:

a tray structure having a recessed area that includes at least a bottom, opposite side walls, a front and back, wherein said front has a first width of a predetermined dimension and said back has a second width of a predetermined dimension less than said first width, such that said recessed area is wider at the front than it is at the back, said recessed area having at least one drain located at a lower area thereof, said tray including a flange extending outwardly from each of said opposing side walls, and including at least two folding wing supports adapted to be folded into alignment with one of said opposing sidewalls, said front and said back, and adapted to be unfolded so as to be in a substantially horizontal orientation and extending outwardly from said tray, wherein said flange and said wing supports are dimensioned and configured to rest on front upper portions of legs of a user when in a supine position, and to discharge or be relieved into said tray.

2. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 1 wherein said tray recessed area formed by said bottom, opposing sidewalls, front and back has a top view trapezoidal shape.

3. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 1 wherein said recessed area includes a divider wall creating two separate compartments to create an irrigation well and drainage well.

4. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 3 wherein said divider wall has minimum height that is less than a minimum heights of all of said opposing sidewalls, said front and said back.

5. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 1 wherein said at least two folding wing supports are hingedly connected to said flange of said tray structure.

6. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 1 wherein said at least two folding wing supports are hingedly connected to said front of said tray structure.

7. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 1 wherein said tray has tapered sidewalls adapted to accommodate legs.

8. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 7 wherein said bottom has partially non-flat topography.

9. An ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray which compromises:

a tray structure having a recessed area that includes at least a bottom, opposite side walls, a front and back, wherein said front has a first width of a predetermined dimension and said back has a second width of a predetermined dimension less than said first width, such that said recessed area is wider at the front than it is at the back, said recessed area having at least one drain located at a lower area thereof, said tray including a flange extending outwardly from each of said opposing side walls, and including at least two folding wing supports adapted to be folded into alignment with one of said opposing sidewalls, said front and said back, and adapted to be unfolded so as to be in a substantially horizontal orientation and extending outwardly from said tray, wherein a user may rest said flange and said wing supports on front upper portions of legs when in a supine position, and my discharge or be relieved into said tray,

and further wherein said support wings have living hinges.

10. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 9 wherein said tray recessed area formed by said bottom, opposing sidewalls, front and back has a top view trapezoidal shape.

11. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 9 wherein said recessed area includes a divider wall creating two separate compartments to create an irrigation well and drainage well.

12. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 11 wherein said divider wall has minimum height that is less than a minimum heights of all of said opposing sidewalls, said front and said back.

13. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 9 wherein said at least two folding wing supports are hingedly connected to said flange of said tray structure.

14. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 9 wherein said at least two folding wing supports are hingedly connected to said front of said tray structure.

15. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 9 wherein said tray has tapered sidewalls adapted to accommodate legs.

16. The ergonomic urological catheterization/irrigation tray of claim 15 wherein said bottom has partially non-flat topography.