Phillip Riney - Owensboro KY, US Ross Cotton - Owensboro KY, US
International Classification:
A61B017/00
US Classification:
606/001000
Abstract:
A holder for securing surgical instruments and equipment during surgery. The holder includes a surface portion attached to a base portion. The base portion includes an adhesive layer and a protective sheet disposed over the adhesive surface. The surface portion having a first section that is used as a securing area for receiving, securing and cleaning the cautery, and a second section that is further used as a cleaning area for the cautery. The first section is constructed of a material that cleans the pointed portion of the instrument as the pointed portion penetrates and is removed from the first section. The second section preferably defines a V-shaped configuration, and is used for directly scraping off debris from the pointed portion of the instrument.