Granted Patent B2

US 7,736,348 · App. 11/140,459 · Granted Jun 15, 2010

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. A medical irrigation basin and procedural tray assembly for retaining irrigation fluids flowing from irrigation treatment of a patient's body, the basin assembly comprising:

a basin capable of holding irrigation fluids from irrigating a patient's wound, said basin having,

a continuous, impermeable bottom bounded by a perimeter, and

a wall extending upwards from said perimeter of said bottom and continuous therewith; and

a pedestal separate and independent of said basin;

said pedestal adapted to be moveable relative to and positionable within said basin, said pedestal having:

a base having a shape adapted to fit at least one of said patient's body features;

a side wall generally surrounding said base; and

at least one partition extending from said base such that said pedestal is divided into at least two separate compartments, each capable of holding a separate liquid;

wherein, when said pedestal is in a pedestal position said base is raised by said side wall to support said body features during irrigation.

2. The basin of claim 1 including a pad of absorbent material disposed on said bottom of said basin, said pad adapted to absorb a substantial volume of said irrigation fluids flowing from irrigation of said patient's wound.

3. The basin assembly of claim 2 wherein the basin comprises a plurality of retaining devices disposed on said basin wall to retain said pad within said basin.

4. The basin assembly of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said wall is anatomically contoured to fit against at least one of said patient's body features for irrigation of said wound.

5. The basin assembly of claim 2 wherein said pad is removeable from said basin.

6. The basin assembly of claim 2 wherein said pad is capable of holding at least one liter of said irrigation fluid.

7. The basin assembly of claim 1 wherein said pedestal is

a dual purpose pedestal/container sized to fit on a portion of said bottom of said basin, said pedestal/container having:

a base shaped to fit at least one of said patient's body features; and

a continuous side wall surrounding said base;

wherein, when said pedestal/container is in a pedestal position said base is raised by said side wall to support said body features during irrigation, and, when said pedestal/container is in an inverted container position said base and side wall form an open container for holding liquids.

8. The basin assembly of claim 7 comprising:

said basin having a rim extending generally horizontally outward from a top edge of said basin wall, and further having a basin attachment structure disposed in said rim; and

said pedestal/container having a lip extending generally horizontally outward from an edge of said pedestal/container side wall, and further having a pedestal/container attachment structure disposed in said lip;

wherein said basin attachment structure and said pedestal/container attachment structure are adapted to removeably attach to each other when said pedestal/container is in said container position.

9. The basin assembly of claim 8 comprising:

said basin attachment structure being one of a retainer post and a retainer pocket; and

said pedestal/container attachment structure being the other of said retainer post and retainer pocket;

wherein said retainer post snap fits into said retainer pocket to removeably attach said basin to said pedestal/container.

10. The basin assembly of claim 1 comprising:

said basin having a rim extending generally horizontally outward from a top edge of said basin wall; and

a cover secured to said rim via a sterile seal to form an inner sealed portion of said basin;

wherein said inner sealed portion of said basin is maintained in a sterile condition.

11. The basin assembly of claim 10 comprising:

a set of surgical instruments for a medical procedure contained within the inner sealed portion of said basin.

12. The basin assembly of claim 11 wherein the instruments are contained within a sterile wrap.

13. The basin assembly of claim 10 comprising:

said basin having a sterile external surface;

a sterile external container containing and sealing said basin assembly within its interior via sterile seal to maintain said basin external surfaces in said sterile condition.

14. A medical irrigation basin and procedural tray assembly for retaining irrigation fluids flowing from irrigation treatment of a patient's body, the basin assembly comprising:

a basin capable of holding irrigation fluids from irrigating a patient's wound, said basin having,

a continuous, impermeable bottom bounded by a perimeter, and

a wall extending upwards from said perimeter of said bottom and continuous therewith; and

a dual purpose pedestal/container separate and independent of said basin;

said pedestal/container adapted to be moveable relative to and positionable within said basin, said pedestal/container having:

a base shaped to fit at least one of said patient's body features;

a continuous side wall surrounding said base; and

at least one partition extending from said base such that said container is divided into at least two separate compartments, each capable of holding a separate liquid when said pedestal/container is in an inverted container position;

wherein, when said pedestal/container is in a pedestal position said base is raised by said side wall to support said body features during irrigation.

15. The basin assembly of claim 14 comprising:

said basin having a rim extending generally horizontally outward from a top edge of said basin wall, and further having a basin attachment structure disposed in said rim; and

said pedestal/container having a lip extending generally horizontally outward from an edge of said pedestal/container side wall, and further having a pedestal/container attachment structure disposed in said lip;

wherein said basin attachment structure and said pedestal/container attachment structure are adapted to removeably attach to each other when said pedestal/container is in said container position.

16. The basin assembly of claim 15 comprising:

said basin attachment structure being one of a retainer post and a retainer pocket; and

said pedestal/container attachment structure being the other of said retainer post and retainer pocket;

wherein said retainer post snap fits into said retainer pocket to removeably attach said basin to said pedestal/container.

17. The basin assembly of claim 7 including a pad of absorbent material disposed on said bottom of said basin, said pad adapted to absorb a substantial volume of said irrigation fluids flowing from irrigation of said patient's wound.

18. A medical irrigation basin and procedural tray assembly for retaining irrigation fluids flowing from irrigation treatment of a patient's body, the basin assembly comprising:

a basin capable of holding irrigation fluids from irrigating a patient's wound, said basin having:

a continuous, impermeable bottom bounded by a perimeter,

a wall extending upwards from said perimeter of said bottom and continuous therewith,

a rim extending generally horizontally outward from a top edge of said basin wall, and

a basin attachment structure disposed in said rim, said basin attachment structure being one of a retainer post and a retainer pocket; and

a pedestal separate and independent of said basin;

said pedestal adapted to be moveable relative to and positionable within said basin, said pedestal having:

a base having a shape adapted to fit at least one of said patient's body features,

a side wall generally surrounding said base,

a lip extending generally horizontally outward from an edge of said pedestal side wall, and

a pedestal attachment structure disposed in said lip, said pedestal attachment structure being the other of said retainer post and retainer pocket;

said retainer post snap fits into said retainer pocket to removeably attach said basin to said pedestal;

said pedestal base is raised by said pedestal side wall in a pedestal position to support said body features during irrigation, and said basin attachment structure and said pedestal attachment structure are removeably attached to each other when said pedestal is in an inverted container position.

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