Surgical organizer
In some examples, a method of performing a surgery includes providing a surgical organizer having a body, a plurality of instrument-receiving elements, and two opposing terminal arms, the two opposing arms including mating elements, and coupling the surgical organizer via the mating elements to at least one of a drape and a self-retaining retractor.
1 . A system, comprising:
a self-retaining retractor comprising an upper ring and a lower ring; and
a surgical organizer including:
a body formed of a rigid material and having a perimeter;
a plurality of instrument-receiving elements disposed on the body;
two opposing terminal arms integrally formed with the body, the two opposing terminal arms extending from a top portion of the perimeter of the body, such that the body hangs from the two opposing terminal arms; and
a mating element coupled to each of the two opposing arms, the mating element including a hook portion in line with a loop portion, the hook portion and the loop portion being configured to wrap around the lower ring of the self-retaining retractor before coupling together.
2 . The surgical organizer of claim 1 , wherein the body is square-shaped.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the two opposing terminal arms are angled toward one another.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the two opposing terminal arms are parallel with one another.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a bridging element coupling the two opposing terminal arms.
6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fluid-tight pouch disposed adjacent a lower end of the body.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mating element comprises an alligator clip.