Medical device tray and method of forming the medical device tray
A medical device tray for carrying a plurality of medical devices includes: a base made of a substantially rigid material, the base forming at least one base through-hole that has an associated visual indicator; and a covering affixed to the base, the covering being made of a material which is softer than the substantially rigid material of the base and substantially transparent, the covering forming at least one covering through-hole, the at least one base through-hole and the at least one covering through-hole cooperating to form at least one medical device tray through-hole configured for directly supporting a respective one of the plurality of medical devices.
1. A method of forming a medical device tray for carrying a plurality of medical devices, said method comprising:
providing a base made of a substantially rigid material, said base forming at least one base through-hole;
forming a visual indicator on said base adjacent to said at least one base through-hole; and
affixing a covering to said base which covers said visual indicator, said covering being made of a material which is softer than said substantially rigid material of said base and substantially transparent, said covering forming at least one covering through-hole, said at least one base through-hole and said at least one covering through-hole cooperating to form at least one medical device tray through-hole.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said substantially rigid material of said base is a metal, said material of said covering being biocompatible silicone.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said affixing comprises overmolding said covering onto said base.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said base includes a plurality of base through-holes.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising applying a visual indicator adjacent to each of said plurality of base through-holes.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of said forming and said applying comprises screen printing.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein said overmolding of said covering fills said plurality of base through-holes such that said covering includes a plurality of covering through-holes cooperating with said plurality of base through-holes to form a plurality of medical device tray through-holes.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said covering covers an entirety of at least one of a top and a bottom of said base.
9. The method of claim 2 , wherein said metal is stainless steel.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said forming comprises at least one of printing an ink marking adjacent to said at least one base through-hole, forming a notch adjacent to said at least one base through-hole and forming an indicating opening adjacent to said at least one base through-hole.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising supporting directly a medical device in said at least one medical device tray through-hole.