| CPC A61B 50/22 (2016.02) [A61B 50/33 (2016.02)] | 17 Claims |
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1. An assembly in combination with at least one surgical instrument, the surgical instrument, comprising a body having a stationary arm proximal end and an opposing stationary arm distal end and a rear handle member extending at an angle from the stationary arm proximal end, a movable arm slidably coupled to the body, the movable arm having a movable arm proximal end and an opposing movable arm distal end, and a forward handle member having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the forward handle member connected to the proximal end of the movable arm, the forward handle member pivotally connected to the rear handle member, the assembly comprising:
a receptacle having a front wall, a back wall positioned opposite the front wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall extend between the front wall and back wall, a base positioned perpendicular to and extending between the front wall, the back wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall defining a cavity, wherein the cavity has a width extending a length between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, a height extending between a top end of the front wall and a top surface of the base, and a depth extending from a back side of the front wall to a back side of the back wall; and
a support member positioned within the cavity of the receptacle having a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a bottom side, and a top side, the top side having a plurality of grooves and ridges extending from the front end to the rear end, wherein the grooves extend below the top end of the front wall of the receptacle;
wherein the surgical instrument is positioned in at least one of the plurality of grooves of the support member in an inverted orientation such that the proximal end of the movable arm is positioned in the groove adjacent the front end of the support member and a portion of the distal end of the movable arm positioned on the top end of the front wall of the receptacle in a way that the rear handle member and the forward handle member extend substantially vertically away from the support member.
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10. A method for positioning at least one instrument for use during spinal surgery, comprising:
positioning a support member in a receptacle, wherein the receptacle has a front wall, a back wall positioned opposite the front wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall extend between the front wall and back wall, a base having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned substantially perpendicular to and between the front wall, the back wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall thereby defining a cavity, wherein the cavity has a width extending a length between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, a height extending between a top end of the front wall and a top surface of the base, and a depth extending from a back side of the front wall to a back side of the back wall and wherein the support member has a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a bottom side, and a top side, wherein the top side has a plurality of grooves and ridges extending from the front end to the rear end and wherein the grooves extend below the top end of the front wall of receptacle; and
positioning the instrument in at least one of the plurality of grooves of the support member in an inverted orientation such that a rear handle member and a forward handle member of the surgical instrument extend substantially vertically away from the support member.
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