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Publication Number
US-10987205-B2
Publication Date
2021-04-27
Expiration Date
Abstract
An instrument retaining element for a surgical tray such as dental tray for use in a dental surgical procedure. The retaining element can have a first part defining a plurality of receptacles therein. The plurality of receptacles configured to receive a first shank section of a plurality of dental surgical instruments. The first part defines a first part of a channel that communicates with two or more of the plurality of receptacles. The retaining element can have a second part connected to the first part and having a U-shape in cross-section. The second part defines a second part of the channel that communicates with the first part of the channel and the plurality of receptacles. The second part of the channel can be configured to elastically expand to receive and retail a second shank section of the plurality of dental surgical instruments.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to an instrument retaining element for a dental tray for use in a surgical procedure. The element includes a first part with a longitudinal length defining a plurality of spaced receptacles configured to receive a first shank section of a plurality of surgical instruments, and the first part defines a first part of a channel that extends along at least a portion of the longitudinal length and communicates with two or more of the plurality of receptacles.
The instrument retaining element further includes a second part connected to the first part with a longitudinal length. The second part has a U-shape in cross-section through the longitudinal length of the second part, where opposing walls define a second part of the channel, and the second part of the channel communicates with the first part of the channel and the plurality of receptacles.
The second part is configured to elastically expand to increase a size of the second part of the channel and to receive and retain a second shank section of the plurality of surgical instruments. The invention also provides a medical tray for a surgical procedure having a housing and one or more tray inserts, each tray insert including an instrument retaining part with a longitudinal length and configured to receive and retain a plurality of surgical instruments via a plurality of receptacles and a channel formed therein.
Claims Coverage
The provided independent claims are clm-00001, clm-00009, and clm-00020. Across these claims, the main inventive features are a channel communicating with receptacles and an elastically expandable channel portion, including a U-shaped cross-section, for receiving and retaining surgical instruments in an instrument retaining element and in tray embodiments with a housing and one or more tray inserts.
Spaced receptacles communicating with a channel
A first part having a longitudinal length defines a plurality of receptacles spaced from one another along the longitudinal length, configured to receive a first shank section of a plurality of surgical instruments, and defines a first part of a channel that extends along at least a portion of the longitudinal length and communicates with two or more of the plurality of receptacles.
U-shaped elastically expandable second channel part for retention
A second part connected to the first part has a longitudinal length and a U-shape in cross-section through the longitudinal length, with opposing walls defining a second part of the channel. The second part of the channel communicates with the first part of the channel and the plurality of receptacles, and is configured to elastically expand to increase the size of the second part of the channel and receive and retain a second shank section of the plurality of surgical instruments.
Medical tray with inserts having an expandable channel
A medical tray for a surgical procedure comprises a housing and one or more tray inserts configured to be received within the housing, each tray insert including an instrument retaining part having a longitudinal length and configured to receive and retain a plurality of surgical instruments via a plurality of receptacles and a channel formed therein. The channel communicates with the plurality of receptacles along at least a portion of the longitudinal length and is expandable with elastic expansion of the instrument retaining part to receive one or more of the plurality of surgical instruments.
Elastically expandable channel portion exerting a retention force in a tray
A medical tray for a surgical procedure comprises a housing and one or more tray inserts configured to be received within the housing, each tray insert including an instrument retaining element having a longitudinal length and a plurality of receptacles and a channel formed therein. The instrument retaining element is configured to receive a plurality of surgical instruments via the plurality of receptacles and the channel, and a part that defines the channel is elastically expandable to exert a force on the plurality of surgical instruments to retain the plurality of surgical instruments within the channel.
Across the independent claims, the core claim coverage is directed to tray components in which a channel communicates with receptacles for receiving instrument shank sections, and an elastically expandable channel portion increases channel size or exerts a force to retain instruments within the channel during a surgical procedure.
Stated Advantages
Documented Applications
Use of the instrument retaining element in a surgical procedure via a dental tray.
Use of a medical tray for a surgical procedure, including a housing and one or more tray inserts with an expandable instrument-retaining channel.
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