Transfer tray for surgical sharps
First Claim
1. A transfer tray for surgical sharps comprising:
- (a) two parallel and substantially vertical outside length walls of equal lengths connected at their ends by outside end walls to form a box structure;
(b) substantial side access cutaways defined at mid-sections of the outside length walls substantially reducing the height of said outside length walls by one half or more;
(c) a floor section at about an elevation of the lowest edges of the outside length walls and extending between the outside length walls only between the side access cutaways and having two side to side edges;
(d) mid-section walls rising to a first height from each of the two side to side edges of the floor section to a first elevation;
(e) handle surfaces that extend up from the first elevation to a second elevation below top edges of the outside end walls, whereby the handle surfaces are sloped downward from the second elevation toward the floor section; and
(f) opposing suture needle walls extend down from lengthwise edges of the handle surfaces and dividing the mid-section walls to a needle floor portion and defining two suture needle spaces therebetween to thereby form a pair of co-axial and longitudinal concavities.
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Abstract
The present invention is a dual function transfer tray that can be used for either a scalpel or a suturing needle holder with suturing needle. A scalpel slot is formed in the bottom of a relatively deep set of sloped walls. A suture needle cavity is formed above the first slot. However, at a mid-section of the scalpel slot and the half-cylindrical suture needle cavity are opposing and deep V-shaped cutaway sections in the sidewalls with a flat floor section between them. A user need never have to focus their attention for more than a split second to discern the location of the mid-section of the transfer tray. The user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger are aimed at the V-shaped sidewall openings to grasp a midsection of a supported surgical sharps. The scalpel slot and half-cylindrical suture needle cavity are set relatively deep with respect to top edges of the transfer tray and the to form an open tray to prevent a user from being inadvertently injured by a scalpel blade or a suture needle. In addition, the scalpel cannot be placed in the scalpel slot unless it rests on one of its longitudinal edges, preferably the same one as that of its blade edge. Thus, a user grasping the mid-section of the scalpel handle in the cutaway and flat floor section picks up the scalpel in a ready-to-use position.
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15 Claims
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1. A transfer tray for surgical sharps comprising:
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(a) two parallel and substantially vertical outside length walls of equal lengths connected at their ends by outside end walls to form a box structure; (b) substantial side access cutaways defined at mid-sections of the outside length walls substantially reducing the height of said outside length walls by one half or more; (c) a floor section at about an elevation of the lowest edges of the outside length walls and extending between the outside length walls only between the side access cutaways and having two side to side edges; (d) mid-section walls rising to a first height from each of the two side to side edges of the floor section to a first elevation; (e) handle surfaces that extend up from the first elevation to a second elevation below top edges of the outside end walls, whereby the handle surfaces are sloped downward from the second elevation toward the floor section; and (f) opposing suture needle walls extend down from lengthwise edges of the handle surfaces and dividing the mid-section walls to a needle floor portion and defining two suture needle spaces therebetween to thereby form a pair of co-axial and longitudinal concavities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A transfer tray for surgical sharps comprising:
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(a) a box structure with two endwalls of equal height and two longer sidewalls connecting the endwalls at box corners at about the same height as the endwalls at the box corners, where the longer sidewalls each have substantial side access cutaways defined at opposing mid-sections of the longer sidewalls substantially reducing the height of the longer sidewalls by one half or more; (b) a floor section at an elevation of lowest edges of the longer sidewalls and located below a space between the side access cutaways and having lengthwise edges generally parallel to the endwalls; (c) a pair of mid-section walls rising to a first height from each of the lengthwise edges of the floor section, each pair of mid-section walls separated equidistant from a lengthwise midline of the box structure; (d) handle surfaces that extend up from the first elevation to a second elevation below top edges of the outside end walls, whereby the handle surfaces are sloped downward from the second elevation toward the floor section; and (e) opposing suture needle walls that extend down from lengthwise edges of the handle surfaces to a needle floor portion thereby dividing the pairs of mid-section walls and defining two suture needle spaces therebetween to thereby form a pair of co-axial and longitudinal concavities. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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