SURGICAL TRAY CORNER PROTECTOR

• US 20080067104A1
• Filed: 12/04/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Hospital Supply Corporation
• Original Assignee: General Hospital Supply Corporation, Quadion Corporation
• Inventors: Ahrenholtz, Ted, Curnow, Sam
• Granted Patent: US 7,422,185 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/586
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/3011 having carrying handles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/00 Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers drapes specially adapted for instruments A61B46/10
• 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 tray corner protector includes a support base, a side wall extending along an edge of the support base, and a plurality of apertures extending through the support base to form a tray support surface, providing improved drainage and air flow.

Claims

1. A corner protector for use with a surgical tray, the corner protector comprising:

a support base;

a side wall extending along an edge of the support base and having an inner surface and an outer surface; and

a plurality of apertures extending through the support base; and

wherein the support base and the side wall are composed of a medical grade polymeric material and are configured to receive a corner of a surgical tray such that the support base contacts a bottom panel of the surgical tray and the inner surface of the side wall is positioned adjacent to a side panel of the surgical tray to form a protective barrier around the corner of the surgical tray.

2. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the side wall has a generally square shape.

3. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the support base and the side wall are composed of silicone.

4. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the support base has a surface area of about 9 inches.

5. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the side wall has a height ranging from about 0.375 inches to about 1 inch.

6. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the plurality of apertures are positioned in rows.

7. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein each aperture has a radius.

8. The corner protector of claim 7 wherein a distance between radii of adjacent apertures is about 0.525 inches.

9. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the side wall is comprised of a first side wall portion extending from a first edge of the support base and a second side wall portion extending from a second edge of the support base.

10. The corner protector of claim 9 wherein the first side wall portion and second side wall portion meet at a corner of the surgical tray protector for positioning the corner protector against a corner of the surgical tray.

11. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein a top surface of the support base is configured to prevent accumulation and retention of moisture.

12. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein a bottom surface of the support base is configured to prevent accumulation and retention of moisture.

13. The corner protector of claim 1 wherein the medical grade polymeric material is fluid-impenetrable.

14. A sterilized surgical tray comprising:

a surgical tray having a plurality of corners;

a plurality of corner protectors, each corner protector comprising a support base, a side wall extending along an edge of the support base and having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a plurality of apertures extending through the support base;

sterilization wrap covering the surgical tray and the plurality of corner protectors;

wherein each corner protector is positioned at one of the corners of the surgical tray such that the support base contacts a bottom panel of the surgical tray and the inner surface of the side wall is positioned adjacent to a side panel of the surgical tray to form a protective barrier between the corner of the surgical tray and the sterilization wrap.

15. The sterilized surgical tray of claim 14 wherein the surgical tray comprises four corners.

16. The sterilized surgical tray of claim 15 wherein each corner has a generally square shape.

17. The sterilized surgical tray of claim 16 wherein each corner protector has a generally square shape.

18. The sterilized surgical tray of claim 14 wherein the plurality of corner protectors are composed of a medical grade polymeric material.

19. The sterilized surgical tray of claim 14 wherein the plurality of corner protectors are composed of a reuseable, autoclaveable material.