Patent ID: 9179975
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A passing tray for surgical instruments, said passing tray comprising: a holder having a base portion supporting mutually opposing side portions open at a first end and an end portion abutting said side portions at a second end thereof opposite the first end, a sliding member having a front edge and a rear edge and being slidably supported within the holder such that in a retracted position the front edge of the sliding member is aligned with the first end of the holder, at least one support member projecting upwardly from a surface of the sliding member toward the front edge thereof, and an actuator projecting upwardly from said surface of the sliding member intermediate the front and rear edges thereof, the actuator having a front surface facing toward the front edge of the sliding member and having a rear surface facing toward the rear edge of the sliding member; whereby in use an elongated surgical instrument may be retained transversely between opposing surfaces of the support member and the open first end of the holder under force of the actuator for urging the support member toward the holder.