Patent ID: 6953008
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: A61D

Abstract:
1. A surgical tray in which an animal is held in place in a dorsally recumbent position, the surgical tray including in combination: a shell having a base contoured to conform generally to the back, neck and head regions of an animal, the shell further having opposite sides formed by raised side wall portions extending above the base in the vicinity of the head and thorax area of an animal placed in the surgical tray, the raised side wall portions forming a generally U-shaped cross-sectional configuration with the base of the shell, with scapular shoulder rests for an animal and openings adjacent the front and rear leg positions of an animal placed in the shell; means to raise the base of the shell above a table surface upon which it is placed; and a plurality of detachable leg straps for positioning and holding the legs of an animal, wherein each detachable leg strap is led around the leg of an animal and passed through a corresponding one of the openings in the shell.