US 11,969,304 B1
Instrument bridge to elevate and protect the tips of surgical instruments placed in a surgical instrument tray
John Dawoodjee, Canoga Park, CA (US)
Filed by John Dawoodjee, Canoga Park, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,655.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/238,613, filed on Aug. 30, 2021.
Int. Cl. A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A47F 5/01 (2006.01); A47F 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3201 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/50 (2016.02) [A47F 5/01 (2013.01); A47F 7/00 (2013.01); A47F 7/0021 (2013.01); A61B 17/3201 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An instrument bridge stand to elevate and protect tips of surgical instruments comprising:
an instrument stringer that is configured to secure a proximal end of a first surgical instrument by finger holes of the first surgical instrument that loop onto top and bottom bars of the instrument stringer, wherein the instrument stringer is configured to stand at a slanted orientation when the finger holes of the first surgical instrument are looped onto the top and bottom bars of the instrument stringer;
an elongated instrument elevation bar that is configured to stand independently of the instrument stringer and elevate a distal end of the first surgical instrument in an elevated position; and
instrument bridge feet that extend out from opposite ends of the elongated instrument elevation bar and raise the elongated instrument elevation bar above a surface platform in a horizontal orientation to stabilize the instrument stand while the elongated instrument elevation bar is standing independently of the instrument stringer.