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Storage unit, set and surgical container

US9283012B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2011
Grant dateMar 15, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B50/33
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A storage unit for storing and/or making available at least one carrier for at least one surgical item, in particular for at least one bone screw. The carrier can be brought to a holding position and to a release position, the carrier being held by the storage unit in the holding position and being released or releasable from the storage unit in the release position. The storage unit has at least one release part. The carrier can be brought from the holding position to the release position by actuation of the release part. The invention further relates to a set containing at least one such storage unit and at least one carrier for at least one surgical item, in particular for at least one bone screw. The invention moreover relates to a surgical container containing at least one storage unit and/or at least one set.

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