Disposable surgical instrument platform and container
US4418821A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/009
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable surgical instrument container has a foam block platform suitable for receiving portions of surgical instruments embedded therein and numeral indicia thereon to facilitate counting of such instruments, a magnetic strip to facilitate locating magnetic instruments thereon and a one piece sheet member having a plurality of panels divided by crease lines to facilitate folding of the panels into a folded vertically stacked configuration beneath the foam block platform to serve as a base for the platform and alternatively to be folded up about the platform in a container configuration for disposal of the platform and surgical instruments thereon. The foam block platform is of sufficient thickness to receive surgical instruments embedded therein and the panels are of sufficient width to extend upwardly over the platform when in folded up configuration to provide a surgical instrument containing chamber over an upper surface of the platform.
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