Patent ID: 8573225

Claim:
A surgical device comprising: a) a surgical instrument for use in performing a surgical procedure within a sterile field; b) a cable attached to the surgical instrument for connecting the surgical instrument located within the sterile field to a supporting structure located outside the sterile field; c) a self-retracting coil operatively connected to the surgical instrument, wherein the self-retracting coil is adapted and configured to be anchored within the sterile field to ensure that the surgical instrument and a sterile portion of the cable remain within the sterile field during performance of the surgical procedure, wherein the self-retracting coil forms at least a section of the cable of the surgical instrument; and d) a hook and loop fastener having a hook portion and a loop portion, wherein one of the hook and loop portions is attached to the surgical instrument, wherein the other of the hook and loop portions is configured and adapted to be attached to a structure within the sterile field for parking the surgical instrument between uses during a surgical procedure and wherein the one of the hook and loop portions attached to the surgical instrument wraps substantially around a portion of the surgical instrument.