Patent ID: 8382730
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A surgical fluid basin apparatus, which comprises: a receptacle member including a lower wall and a peripheral wall having an external wall surface and an internal wall surface opposite the external wall surface, the peripheral wall extending from the lower wall and arranged about a longitudinal axis, a cavity in general alignment with a handle segment, and having an internal chamber within the peripheral wall for reception of fluids, the peripheral wall having a plurality of terrace defined within the peripheral wall, each of the terraces corresponding to a volume of fluid contained within the internal chamber, wherein each of the terraces defines an internal rise surface and an internal run surface intersecting the internal rise surface, each internal run surface including a central portion and side portions on opposite sides of the central portion, each side portion having a substantially uniform width that is less than a width of the central portion, and wherein the internal run surface includes indicia markings corresponding to the volume of fluid contained within the internal chamber, and said basin apparatus having a plurality of recessed wall surfaces that are located on the external wall surfaces of the basin apparatus, each of the plurality of recessed wall surfaces corresponding to the central portion of an internal run surface.