Patent ID: 6827212
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A disposable device for holding surgical or medical instruments having a proximal end and a distal end, the device comprising a non-fixed sterile body having a plurality of instrument mounting stations that are spaced apart from each other, each mounting station including a holding portion that includes at least one of a rest, a frictional holder, a magnetic holder, a hook and loop fastener holder, and an adhesive holder for releasably holding the proximal end of a medical instrument while allowing access to the proximal end for grasping and removal of the instrument from the device by a user and having a recessed area for receiving the distal end of the instrument to facilitate preventing of inadvertent contact of the distal end by the user while the instrument is held by the device, the body having a suture needle holding portion having at least one suture station having an enclosing material wherein a suture needle of a suture may penetrate and be held by the enclosing material, and further including an instrument disposal portion having a receiving area for receiving and storing used surgical or medical instruments, and wherein the instrument disposal portion is provided with a closure to make the receiving area inaccessible.