US 11,986,381 B2
Side-specific orthopaedic surgical instrument systems and associated methods of use
Dennis A. Stoller, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Stephanie M. Wainscott, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Jonathan C. Lee, Mishawaka, IN (US); and Rebecca L. Chaney, Warsaw, IN (US)
Assigned to DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, (IE)
Filed by DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY, Ringaskiddy (IE)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/209,019.
Application 18/209,019 is a division of application No. 17/193,471, filed on Mar. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,672,638, issued on Jun. 13, 2023.
Application 17/193,471 is a continuation of application No. 15/709,100, filed on Sep. 19, 2017, granted, now 10,940,022, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320833 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0095 (2013.01) [A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30708 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/3886 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of using a surgical instrument system, comprising:
positioning (i) a plurality of right-limb side-specific orthopaedic trial components, each of which having a size that is different from the size of at least some of the other of the plurality of right-limb side-specific orthopaedic trial components, in a first instrument sterilization tray and (ii) a plurality of left-limb side-specific orthopaedic trial components, each of which having a size that is different from the size of at least some of the other of the plurality of left-limb side-specific orthopaedic trial components, in a second instrument sterilization tray such that (a) the first instrument sterilization tray is devoid of any of the plurality of left-limb side-specific orthopaedic trial components, and (b) the second instrument sterilization tray is devoid of any of the plurality of right-limb side-specific orthopaedic trial components,
sterilizing the first instrument tray and the second instrument tray, and
utilizing at least one of the first instrument tray and the second instrument tray during performance of an orthopaedic surgical procedure.