Patent ID: 7975846
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a housing including: the contact member and the wall members define a volume; a bottom member hingedly connected to one of the first wall member, the second wall member, the third wall member, and the fourth wall member, such that when the bottom member is parallel to the contact member, the volume is substantially enclosed; a first aperture defined by an opening in the contact member; a second aperture defined by a first opening in the first wall wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are facing in different lateral directions; a first cushion member and at least a second cushion member configured to be secured in at least a portion of the volume by the bottom member and the contact member such that one or more medical instruments inserted through either or both of the first aperture and the second aperture are inserted into one or both of the first cushion member and the second cushion member effectively securing the medical instrument within the cushion member; a boundary septum positioned between the first cushion member and the second cushion member; a top surface positioned adjacent the boundary septum, the top surface forming a covering for the second cushion member, 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 second cushion member from extending from the second aperture to any other aperture in a manner that could result in the inadvertent puncture of the skin of a practitioner; and a lid hingedly connected to an edge of the contact member, wherein the lid is configured to cover the first aperture when in a closed configuration.