NL2024909B1 - Assembly of a basket with a grid defining meshes, a fit-in component with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit-in component to the basket - Google Patents
Assembly of a basket with a grid defining meshes, a fit-in component with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit-in component to the basket Download PDFInfo
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Abstract
Assembly of a basket (5) with a grid defining meshes (2), a fit-in component (3) with perforations (4) and an assem- bly part for fixing the fit-in component (3) to the basket (5), wherein the assembly part comprises an anchor (6) which com- 5 prises a shaft (7), first protrusions (8) and second protru- sions (9) positioned on and sideways extending from the shaft (7) at a distance from each other to define a receiving part between the first and second protrusions (8, 9) for clampingly receiving therein both the grid of the meshes (2) and the fit- 10 in component (3).
Description
Assembly of a basket with a grid defining meshes, a fit-in com- ponent with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit-in component to the basket The invention relates to an assembly of a basket with a grid, for instance formed by threads or wires, which grid de- fines meshes, the assembly further comprising a fit-in compo- nent with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit- in component to the basket.
The fit-in component for the basket can be simply a plate or plates that is/are upstanding on the bottom of the basket to make a division in the basket, or a receptacle or re- ceptacles for one or more surgical instruments, or a rail or rails which can be provided with flexible strips and be used for holding one or more surgical instruments.
During a surgical operation, surgical instruments are usually presented to the surgeon in wire-mesh baskets according to the preamble. Leveraging medical-grade fixations and flexi- ble strips, the instruments are safely organized on the basket for easy presentation to the surgeon. Additionally, in between surgical operations, such baskets allow for more efficient cleaning and reprocessing of the instruments.
The current assembly process of such baskets includes the steps of: - Shipping surgical instruments to an assembling facto- Ty; - Drawing an initial design; - Manufacturing baskets, silicone holders and fixations according to the design; - Assembling the manufactured items leveraging expensive rivet machines; - Installing the surgical instruments in the assembly and making sure of an optimal fit-in; - Shipping the assembly and the surgical instruments to the customer.
It can be observed that the current process presents a number of limitations. The instruments need to be sent to the assembling location where they are kept for a lengthy period of time. More complex shaped instruments are often needed again for repeat assignments to ensure that they are properly aligned in the baskets.
Consequently, the complex logistics of such process can rapidly become expensive both time- and finance-wise, even more so for international customers.
It is an object of the invention to simplify the lo- gistics of the current assembling process by providing custom- ers with the opportunity to locally mount the silicone holders to the baskets without the need for expensive rivet machines.
It is a further object of the invention to replace the costly current fixations with an assembly part that can neatly attach the silicone holders to the basket via a simple tool e.g. a screwdriver.
It is still a further object of the invention to make the placement and fixation of any fit-in component in the bas- ket less complicated and easy to implement. This applies in particular not only to the mentioned rails with flexible strips (silicone holders), but relates also to the placement of simple dividing plates and receptacles for surgical instruments. Such receptacles for surgical instruments are usually made in stain- less steel.
These and other objects which will become apparent from the following disclosure, are provided with an assembly of a basket with threads or wires defining meshes having the fea- tures of one or more of the appended claims.
According to a first aspect of the invention the as- sembly part comprises an anchor which comprises a shaft and first and second protrusions positioned on and sideways extend- ing from the shaft at a distance from each other to define a receiving part between the first and second protrusions for clampingly receiving therein both the grid and the fit-in com- ponent.
The grid with meshes can be formed by perforating a plate to provide it with a series of apertures delimited by the original material of the plate, which then forms the grid.
Alternatively the grid can be formed as a wired mesh by a series of threads or wires that define the meshes.
Particularly when the grid comprises threads or wires it is beneficial to compensate for the height difference of the upper mesh wires relative to the underlying mesh wires, by ar- ranging that the first and second protrusions that are provided on the shaft at a distance from each other taper away from each other so as to provide that said distance between these first and second protrusions increases when looked at in a sideways extending direction of the protrusions from the shaft. This promotes the ease of placement and anchoring of the threads or wires of the meshes and the fit-in component together. The same feature is however also helpful when the grid is formed by a perforated plate. Placing the grid together with the fit-in component between the first and second protrusions, is also than promoted by arranging that the first and second protru- sions that are provided on the shaft at a distance from each other taper away from each other so as to provide that said distance between these first and second protrusions increases when looked at in a sideways extending direction of the protru- sions from the shaft.
Suitably the grid and the fit-in component are clamped to the largest extent between the first and second protrusions on the shaft when placed in a position immediately adjacent to the shaft.
Advantageously the first protrusions are dimensioned larger than the meshes so as to avoid that the first protru- sions can pass the meshes, and the second protrusions are di- mensioned to pass through the meshes in one position and be blocked to pass through the meshes in a second position.
More advantageously, the shaft is rotatable for moving the second protrusions from the first position to the second position or vice versa. The second protrusions provide the an- chor with a cross-sectional shape that fits precisely within a particular mesh when the anchor is in the first position, and then the second protrusions are able to pass through such a mesh. The first protrusions are designed with dimensions which blocks the first protrusions from passing the meshes.
Preferably, when the fit-in component is a rail which is intended to hold a flexible strip (silicone holder), the shaft is provided with a tapered end for arresting the flexible strip that is receivable in the rail.
The invention will hereinafter be further elucidated with reference to the drawing of an exemplary embodiment of an assembly according to the invention that is not limiting as to the appended claims. Although the exemplary embodiment discussed hereinaf- ter relates to the relatively complicated assembly of a basket provided with a rail which is intended to hold a flexible strip (silicone holder), the invention is not restricted thereto. The invention also relates to the placement and fixation of one or more dividing plates in the basket, or the basement at fixation of one or more receptacles, preferably made from stainless steel, in the basket. The manner of fixation with an anchor as further detailed hereinafter, is exactly the same when placing and fixating dividing plates or receptacles for surgical in- struments. A further discussion with reference to drawings of these less complicated assemblies with dividing plates and re- ceptacles for surgical instruments can therefore be dispensed with.
In the drawing: - figure 1A shows a wired-mesh basket; - figure 1B shows separately an anchor, a fit-in com- ponent embodied as a rail, and a flexible strip, form- ing parts of the assembly of the invention; - figure 1C shows an exemplary assembly with surgical instruments; — figures ZA - 2C shows a series of steps to put the assembly of the invention together; - figure 3A shows a side view at the long side of an anchor of the invention; - figure 3B shows a top view at an anchor of the in- vention.
Whenever in the figures the same reference numerals are applied, these numerals refer to the same parts.
‘Figure 1A depicts a loose basket 5 which is manufac- tured in a size that fits the requirements of the costumer to fit in a number of surgical instruments. Figure 1B in turn de- picts a loose rail 3 and a loose flexible strip 11 which can be received in the rail 3, to eventually hold said surgical in- struments in the manner as shown in figure 1C. The rail 3 is mounted in the basket 1 using one or more anchors 6. The result is indeed the assembly which as an example is depicted in fig- ure 1C, and which ensures an optimal fitting of the surgical instruments in the basket 5. Turning now first to figures 3A and 3B, the construc- 5 tion of the anchor 6 used in the assembly according to the in- vention is elucidated.
Figure 3A depicts a side view at the long side of the anchor 6. The anchor is shown to comprise a shaft 7, first sideways extending protrusions 8 and second sideways extending protrusions 9, both positioned on the shaft 7 at a distance from each other to define a receiving part between the first and second protrusions 8, 9 for clampingly receiving between the first and second protrusions 8, 9 both the threads or wires of the basket’s meshes 2 and the rail 3.
The first and second protrusions 8, 9 that are provid- ed on the shaft 7 at a distance from each other taper away from each other as is clearly shown in figure 3A. This tapering of the first and second protrusions 8, 9 arranges that the dis- tance between these first and second protrusions 8, 9 increases when looked at in a direction of the protrusions sideways ex- tending away from the shaft 7.
The threads or wires of the basket 5 and the rail 3 are clamped to the largest extent between the first and second protrusions 8, 2 on the shaft 7 when placed in a position imme- diately adjacent to the shaft 7. The convex surfaces on the first protrusions 8 and second protrusions 9 then compensate for the height difference of the basket’s upper wires of a mesh 2 relative to the underlying wires of the mesh 2.
Figure 3B shows that the first protrusions 8 provide the anchor 6 with a cross-sectional diamond-shape. These first protrusions 8 are dimensioned larger than the meshes of the basket 5 so as to avoid that the first protrusions 8 can pass the meshes. The second protrusions 9 are dimensioned to pass through the meshes in one position and be blocked to pass through the meshes in a second position. To accommodate for as- suming the first position and the second position the shaft 7 is rotatable for moving the second protrusions from the first position to the second position or vice versa.
The above description applies to any situation wherein the anchor 6 is used for fixating a particular fit-in component in the basket 1. Figure 3A however shows a particular embodi- ment of the anchor 6 which is only used when the rail 3 is in- tended to receive and hold a flexible strip 11. In that case the shaft 7 of the anchor 6 is provided with a tapered end 10, which serves for arresting the flexible strip 11 that is re- ceivable in the rail 3 at the time that the anchor 6 is used for assembling the rail 3 together with the basket 5. This will now be further elucidated with reference to figures 2A - 2C.
Figures 2A — 2C depict a procedure for fitting a rail 3 to the basket 5. Figure 2A depicts a first position wherein an anchor 6 is placed through a wired mesh 2 of the basket 5, awaiting the receival of a rail 3, usually with a flexible strip 11 already attached thereto.
Figure 2B depicts the turning of the anchor 6 with a screwdriver, so as to move the anchor 6 from a non-clamping first position to a clamping second position, wherein the wire mesh 2 of the basket 5 and the rail 3 are clamped between the first and second protrusions 8, 9 of the anchor 6.
Figure 2C depicts the clamping second position wherein the first protrusions 8 of the anchor 6 are shown to exhibit dimensions that avoid passing of the first protrusions 8 through the meshes 2 of the basket 5. The shaft 7 of course can pass through the wires of the mesh 2, and the second protru- sions (not shown in figure 2C) are at the opposite side of the wires of the mesh 2 and turned to a position wherein passing the wires of the mesh 2 is no longer possible. Further a ta- pered tip 10 of the anchor 6 as is shown in figure 32 can then arrest the flexible strip 11 which is attached to the rail 3.
The wired mesh 2 and the rail 3 are clamped to the largest ex- tent between the first 8 and second protrusions 9, when moved close to the shaft 7.
Although the invention has been discussed in the fore- going with reference to an exemplary embodiment of the assembly of the invention, the invention is not restricted to this par- ticular embodiment which can be varied in many ways without de- parting from the invention. It is for instance possible to re- place the wired mesh basket by a mesh basket which is manufac- tured by perforating a plate to provide it with a series of ap-
: ertures delimited by the original material of the plate, which then forms the grid.
A further variation is to provide an assembly of the basket, a label component, and the anchor of the invention for mounting the label component on one of the walls of the basket. After the elucidating description above, also this variation is entirely clear for the skilled person without further reference to a drawing and elucidation with reference to the drawing.
All in all this means that the invention with refer- ence to the discussed exemplary embodiment shall not be used to construe the appended claims strictly in accordance therewith. On the contrary the embodiment is merely intended to explain the wording of the appended claims without intent to limit the claims to this exemplary embodiment. The scope of protection of the invention shall therefore be construed in accordance with the appended claims only, wherein a possible ambiguity in the wording of the claims shall be resolved using this exemplary embodiment.
Aspects of the invention are itemized in the following section.
1. Assembly of a basket (5) with a grid defining mesh- es (2), a fit-in component (3) with perforations (4) and an as- sembly part for fixing the fit-in component (3) to the basket (5), characterized in that the assembly part comprises an an- chor (6) which comprises a shaft (7), first protrusions (8) and second protrusions (9) positioned on and sideways extending from the shaft (7) at a distance from each other to define a receiving part between the first and second protrusions (8, 9) for clampingly receiving therein both the grid of the meshes (2) and the fit-in component (3).
2. Assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the first and second protrusions (8, 9) that are provided on the shaft (7) at a distance from each other taper away from each other so as to provide that said distance between these first and second protrusions (8, 9) increases when looked at in a sideways extending direction of the protrusions (8, 3) away from the shaft (7).
3. Assembly according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the grid of the meshes (2) and the fit-in component (3)
are clamped to the largest extent between the first and second protrusions (8, 9) on the shaft (7) when placed in a position immediately adjacent to the shaft (7).
4. Assembly according to any one of claims 1 - 3, characterized in that the first protrusions (8) are dimensioned larger than the meshes (2) so as to avoid that the first pro- trusions (8) can pass the meshes (2), and the second protru- sions (9) are dimensioned to pass through the meshes (2) in a first position and be blocked to pass through the meshes (2) in a second position.
5. Assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the shaft (7) is rotatable for moving the second protru- sions (9) from the first position to the second position or vice versa.
6. Assembly according to any one of claims 1 - 5, characterized in that the shaft (7) is provided with a tapered end (10) for arresting a flexible strip (11) that is receivable in the fit-in component (3).
7. Assembly according to any one of claims 1 - 6, characterized in that the first protrusions (8) provide the an- chor (6) with a cross-sectional diamond-shape.
8. Assembly according to any one of claims 1 - +, characterized in that at least one anchor is applied for mount- ing a label component on a wall of the basket.
9. Anchor (6) described as part of the assembly ac- cording to any one of claims 1 - 8.
10. Anchor (6) according to claim 9, characterized in that the anchor {6) is provided with a shaft (7) and first and second protrusions (8, 9) positioned on and sideways extending from the shaft (7) at a distance from each other to define a receiving part between the first and second protrusions (8, 9), wherein said first and second protrusions (8, 9) that are pro- vided on the shaft (7) taper away from each other so as to pro- vide that said distance between these first and second protru- sions (8, 9) increases when looked at in a sideways extending direction of the protrusions (8, 2) from the shaft (7).
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| NL2024909A NL2024909B1 (en) | 2020-02-14 | 2020-02-14 | Assembly of a basket with a grid defining meshes, a fit-in component with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit-in component to the basket |
| PCT/NL2021/050050 WO2021162543A1 (en) | 2020-02-14 | 2021-01-28 | Assembly of a basket with a grid defining meshes, a fit-in component with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit-in component to the basket |
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| NL2024909A NL2024909B1 (en) | 2020-02-14 | 2020-02-14 | Assembly of a basket with a grid defining meshes, a fit-in component with perforations and an assembly part for fixing the fit-in component to the basket |
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| EP1053755A2 (en) * | 1999-05-14 | 2000-11-22 | Poly Vac, Inc. | Medical instrument sterilization system |
| US20060266666A1 (en) * | 2005-05-24 | 2006-11-30 | Bettenhausen Todd E | Modular container for the storage, organization, protection, sterilization and delivery of medical instruments and implants |
| DE102005047099A1 (en) * | 2005-09-26 | 2007-04-05 | Aesculap Ag | Surgical fastening unit e.g. rotating pin, for fastening of attachments at surgical container, has clamping unit, where fastening unit and plate-shaped section are transferred relative to each other from inserted to clamping position |
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| EP1053755A2 (en) * | 1999-05-14 | 2000-11-22 | Poly Vac, Inc. | Medical instrument sterilization system |
| US20060266666A1 (en) * | 2005-05-24 | 2006-11-30 | Bettenhausen Todd E | Modular container for the storage, organization, protection, sterilization and delivery of medical instruments and implants |
| DE102005047099A1 (en) * | 2005-09-26 | 2007-04-05 | Aesculap Ag | Surgical fastening unit e.g. rotating pin, for fastening of attachments at surgical container, has clamping unit, where fastening unit and plate-shaped section are transferred relative to each other from inserted to clamping position |
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