Adjustable surgical instrument stringer with pegs, tray system, and method of sterilization

1. A surgical instrument support tray configured to support one or more surgical instruments having a pair of ring handles, the pair of ring handles includes a first ring handle and a second ring handle, said surgical instrument support tray comprising:

a surface configured to support the one or more surgical instruments, said surface further comprises two or more valleys formed in parallel in said surface and configured to receive the first ring handle and the second ring handle of the one or more surgical instruments; and

a stringer having two or more rod sections, wherein a first rod section is configured to be inserted in the first ring handle of the one or more surgical instruments and a second rod section is configured to be inserted in the second ring handle of the one or more surgical instruments, two or more angle sections, each said angle section configured having one or more slidable connector sections, each said one or more slidable connector sections configured to extend and retract along at least one of said two or more rod sections, and two or more releasable connectors, each said releasable connector positioned between two of said two or more angle sections.

2. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 1 , wherein said stringer is positioned with the pair of ring handles of the surgical instruments in two of said two or more valleys to releasably retain the pair of ring handles of the surgical instruments therein.

3. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 2 , wherein said two or more valleys forms at least one pair of valleys configured to receive the pair of ring handles of the surgical instrument.

4. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 3 , wherein said at least one pair of valleys are spaced apart, said at least one pair of valleys configured to releasably retain the surgical instruments in an open position.

5. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 4 , wherein said at least one pair of valleys and said stringer are configured to maintain a spaced relationship between the surgical instruments.

6. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 1 , wherein said surface is configured with one or more perpendicular side walls extending therefrom to form a lid.

7. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 6 , wherein said lid is configured as a top for a container of the surgical instruments.

8. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 7 , wherein said lid and said container further comprise a plurality of holes configured to enable sterilant to flow therethrough.

9. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said two or more angle sections further comprises a peg.

10. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 9 , wherein said peg is positioned perpendicular to said at least one of said two or more angle sections.

11. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 9 , wherein said peg is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes.

12. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 9 , wherein said peg is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes and wherein one of said two or more rod sections is configured parallel with one of said two or more valleys.

13. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 9 , wherein said peg is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes and said two or more rod sections are configured parallel with said two or more valleys.

14. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 9 , wherein said peg is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes, and at least one of said two or more rod sections is configured parallel with one of said two or more valleys and at least one other of said two or more rod sections is configured nonparallel with one other of said two or more valleys.

15. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 8 , wherein at least two of said two or more angle sections further comprises a peg, and wherein said peg is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes for said at least two of said two or more angle sections, and at least one of said two or more rod sections is configured parallel with one of said two or more valleys.

16. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 8 , wherein at least two of said two or more angle sections further comprises a peg, and wherein said peg is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes for said at least two of said two or more angle sections, and at least one of said two or more rod sections is configured nonparallel with one of said two or more valleys.

17. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 8 , further comprising a stringer attachment device releasably affixed to said surface.

18. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 17 , wherein said stringer attachment device further comprises a clasp configured to releasably receive one of said two or more releasable connectors.

19. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 18 , wherein said clasp further comprises a trough to releasably receive one of said two or more releasable connectors.

20. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 18 , wherein said stringer attachment device further comprises one or more pegs configured to releasably affix said stringer attachment device to said plurality of holes.

21. The surgical instrument support tray claim 18 , wherein said stringer attachment device is configured to enable a vertical position of said two or more rod sections of the stringer to string the surgical instruments thereon.

22. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said two or more releasable connectors further comprises a protrusion.

23. The surgical instrument support tray of claim 22 , wherein said protrusion is releasably affixed to one of said plurality of holes.