Kit of orthopedic tools and bits
View Patent ↗Various medical kits are disclosed. The medical kit can include a plurality of single-use bits and tools adapted to interface with orthopedic implants. The plurality of bits can be sterile and can be contained within individual containers. The individual containers containing the plurality of bits can be nested within at least one nesting container. Each of the individual containers and the at least one nesting container can include a label to identify a bit or medical tool type. Each of the labels can include a space to write in an anatomical location where an implanted medical device was removed.
1 . A kit for facilitating removal of one or more implanted implants from an anatomical location of a patient, the kit comprising:
a plurality of single-use, disposable medical tools of different types and/or sizes each configured to remove one of a plurality of different orthopedic implants, wherein each of the plurality of single-use medical tools is individually enclosed in an a respective one of a plurality of individual innermost containers, each individual innermost container being sterile and including an individual container label and being coded to identify the type and/or the size of the enclosed medical tool of the plurality of medical tools, each individual container label of the individual innermost containers comprising one or more measuring portions configured to measure at least one dimension of the one or more implants after the one or more implants is explanted from the patient;
a plurality of individual intermediate containers each individually containing a corresponding one of the individual innermost containers, each individual intermediate container including an individual container label and being coded to identify the type and/or the size of the enclosed-medical tool within the individual innermost container that is contained therein, each individual container label of the individual intermediate containers comprising one or more measuring portions configured to measure at least one dimension of the one or more implants after the one or more implants is explanted from the patient; and
a plurality of individual outer containers each individually containing a corresponding one of the individual intermediate containers, the individual innermost container contained within the corresponding individual intermediate container, and the single-use medical tool enclosed within the corresponding innermost container;
wherein each of the plurality of individual innermost containers and each of the plurality of individual intermediate containers is resealable and configured to be a receptacle for the one or more orthopedic implants after the one or more implants is explanted from the patient.
2 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the one or more measuring portions of each innermost container label is configured to measure a length and/or diameter of the one or more implants after it is explanted from the patient.
3 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the one or more measuring portions of each intermediate container label is configured to measure a length and/or diameter of the one or more implants after it is explanted from the patient.
4 . The kit of claim 3 , wherein the one or more measuring portions of both the intermediate container label and the innermost container label is configured to measure a length and/or a diameter of the one ore more implants after it is explanted from the patient.
5 . The kit of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of inserts each contained within a corresponding one of the individual outer containers, wherein the plurality of inserts comprises one or more labels identifying the type and/or the size of the enclosed medical tool within the corresponding one of the individual innermost containers contained within the corresponding one of the individual intermediate containers.
6 . The kit of claim 1 , further comprising a sizing system, wherein the sizing system comprises a plurality of reusable or disposable sizing tools of different types and/or sizes, each of the plurality of sizing tools configured to size or measure an interface portion of the one or more implanted implants to be removed to enable a user to select an appropriate type and size of the one of the plurality of single-use medical tools.
7 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of individual innermost containers and each of the plurality of individual intermediate containers comprises a sterile pouch.
8 . The kit of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of individual outer containers is a rigid box.