Sterilizable foam support tray for medical instruments
US4485919A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2457
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sterilizable support tray for medical instruments is disclosed comprising a block of sterilizable reticulated foam material having multiple parallel longitudinally-extending and laterally-extending slices which penetrate partially through the thickness of the foam block. In addition to a verticle component, at least one of the slices includes a horizontal component for defining a plane and creating a reduced cross-section partable web attaching multiple finger portions created by said slices to an unsliced base portion. The partable webs define a location and plane at which individual finger portions may be torn away from the base portion to define custom-shaped channels within which medical instruments may be positioned, stored, sterilized, and accounted for.
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