Patent ID: 7837034
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A temporary instrument holder comprising: a instrument holder cushion layer having a surface positioned in an upward facing surface of the temporary instrument holder and being configured to receive a medical instrument therein, wherein the instrument holder cushion layer is configured to removably retain the medical instrument; a covering configured to enclose the instrument holder cushion layer; a lateral instrument holder aperture positioned in a side surface of the temporary instrument holder, the lateral instrument holder aperture facing in a different lateral direction than the upward facing surface of the temporary instrument holder cushion layer, the lateral instrument holder aperture being configured to allow the insertion of a medical instrument therethrough and being associated with a side instrument holder cushion layer, the lateral instrument holder aperture being positioned in a side surface of the temporary instrument holder cushion layer such that instruments introduced through the lateral instrument holder aperture are positioned in an insertion surface of the side instrument holder cushion layer; a boundary septum positioned between the instrument holder cushion layer and the side instrument holder cushion layer; and a top surface positioned adjacent the boundary septum and covering a top surface of the side needle holder cushion layer, wherein the combination of the boundary septum and the top surface provide an effective boundary to prevent a needle or other sharp device which is positioned in the side needle holder cushion layer to extend from the side instrument holder cushion layer to any secondary insertion surface in a manner that could result in the inadvertent puncture of the skin of the practitioner.