IP Library Granted Patent US 10,470,835
Granted Patent B2
US 10,470,835 · App. 15/415,583 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Single use disposable sterile kit

Inventors: Richard Healey (West Chester, PA); Philip Watt (West Chester, PA); Miriam Chapman (Oberdorf, CH); Dirk Kerstan (Oberdorff, CH); Steven Greco (West Chester, PA); David Moszak (West Chester, PA); Todd Beaupre (Wilmington, MA)
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
A61B50/33A61B17/865A61B50/20A61B50/22A61B17/1615A61B17/1728A61B17/88A61B2017/0023A61B2050/006A61B2050/0067A61B2050/3006A61B2050/3008A61B2090/061A61B2090/062
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Patent No.
US 10,470,835
App. No.
15/415,583
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single use disposable sterile kit, including a sterile sealed container including a first module configured to fit within the sterile sealed container including a single bone plate including a plurality of fastener apertures, and a fastener housing including a plurality of protrusions on the top of the fastener housing, a plurality of stairs extending downward from the top of the fastener housing and a plurality of concave depressions located on the top surface of the plurality of stairs for housing a plurality of fasteners, each of the plurality of fasteners including a head and a shaft.

Claims (52)

1. A single use disposable orthopedic surgical kit, comprising:

a sterile sealed container comprising;

a first module configured to fit within the sterile sealed container comprising:

a single bone plate comprising a plurality of fastener apertures; and

a fastener housing comprising a plurality of protrusions on the top of the fastener housing, a plurality of stairs extending downward from the top of the fastener housing and a plurality of concave depressions located on the top surface of the plurality of stairs for housing a plurality of fasteners, each of the plurality of fasteners comprising a head and a shaft.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions extend upward and away from the top of the fastener housing.

3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of concave depressions are integrally formed on the top surface of the plurality of stairs.

4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a first fastener receptacle and a second fastener receptacle.

5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a first cavity that extends from a sidewall of the fastener housing.

6. The kit of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of stairs and the plurality of concave depressions are contained within the first cavity.

7. The kit of claim 5 , wherein the fastener housing comprises a second cavity that is separated from the first cavity by a dividing wall.

8. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of stairs and the plurality of concave depressions are located within the second cavity.

9. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners sit within the fastener housing in a staggered configuration.

10. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners are arranged in the fastener housing in a plurality of groupings of fasteners of similar shaft length.

11. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a fastener length gauge.

12. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the fastener housing is an injection molded part.

13. A single use disposable orthopedic surgical kit, comprising:

a first module comprising:

a single bone plate comprising a plurality of fastener apertures; and

a fastener housing comprising a plurality of protrusions on the top of the fastener housing, a plurality of stairs extending downward from the top of the fastener housing and a plurality of concave depressions located on the top surface of the plurality of stairs for housing a plurality of fasteners, each of the plurality of fasteners comprising a head and a shaft;

and

a second module comprising instruments used to fixate a bone fracture.

14. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of protrusions extend upward and away from the top of the fastener housing.

15. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of concave depressions are integrally formed on the top surface of the plurality of stairs.

16. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a first fastener receptacle and a second fastener receptacle.

17. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a first cavity that extends from a sidewall of the fastener housing.

18. The kit of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of stairs and the plurality of concave depressions are contained within the first cavity.

19. The kit of claim 17 , wherein the fastener housing comprises a second cavity that is separated from the first cavity by a dividing wall.

20. The kit of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of stairs and the plurality of concave depressions are located within the second cavity.

21. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the fasteners sit within the fastener housing in a staggered configuration.

22. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of fasteners are arranged in the fastener housing in a plurality of groupings of fasteners of similar shaft length.

23. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a fastener length gauge.

24. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the fastener housing is an injection molded part.

25. The kit of claim 13 , wherein the instruments are selected from the group consisting of drill bits, K-wires, depth gauges, drill guides, and screwdrivers, and combinations thereof.

26. A single use disposable orthopedic surgical kit, comprising:

a first module comprising:

a single bone plate comprising a plurality of fastener apertures; and

a fastener housing comprising a plurality of protrusions on the top of the fastener housing, a plurality of stairs extending downward from the top of the fastener housing and a plurality of concave depressions located on the top surface of the plurality of stairs for housing a plurality of fasteners, each of the plurality of fasteners comprising a head and a shaft;

wherein the plurality of protrusions extend upward and away from the top of the fastener housing; and

wherein the plurality of concave depressions are integrally formed on the top surface of the plurality of stairs

and

a second module comprising instruments used to fixate a bone fracture.

27. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a first fastener receptacle and a second fastener receptacle.

28. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a first cavity that extends from a sidewall of the fastener housing.

29. The kit of claim 28 , wherein the plurality of stairs and the plurality of concave depressions are contained within the first cavity.

30. The kit of claim 28 , wherein the fastener housing comprises a second cavity that is separated from the first cavity by a dividing wall.

31. The kit of claim 30 , wherein the plurality of stairs and the plurality of concave depressions are located within the second cavity.

32. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the fasteners sit within the fastener housing in a staggered configuration.

33. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the fastener housing further comprises a fastener length gauge.

34. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the plurality of fasteners are arranged in the fastener housing in a plurality of groupings of fasteners of similar shaft length.

35. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the fastener housing is formed using injection molding.

36. The kit of claim 26 , wherein the instruments are selected from the group consisting of drill bits, K-wires, depth gauges, drill guides, and screwdrivers, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2019
From: BEAUPRE, TODD
To: SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS, LLC.
Reel/Frame 049330/0486 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: GRECO, STEVEN; HEALEY, RICHARD; WATT, PHILIP
To: SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 042272/0684 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: CHAPMAN, MIRIAM; KERSTAN, DIRK
To: SYNTHES GMBH
Reel/Frame 042273/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: MOSZAK, DAVID
To: MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES. INC.
Reel/Frame 042273/0785 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: SYNTHES GMBH
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042273/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: SYNTHES USA PRODUCTS, LLC.
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042278/0532 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2017
From: MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
To: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042278/0658 →
Continuity (1)
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