System and Method For Providing Disposable Drawer Inserts For Medical And Surgical Carts

a technology for medical and surgical carts, applied in the directions of transportation and packaging, application, packaging goods type, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the service life the possibility of cross-contamination, and the inability to provide drawer inserts, so as to reduce the cross-contamination of the medical or surgical car

US20140305083A1Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-16MEDLINE INDUSTRIES
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Publication Date
2014-10-16
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Abstract

A disposable drawer insert system and method is disclosed for refilling components in medical and surgical carts. The disposable drawer insert system and method includes at least one disposable drawer insert adapted for insertion into one or more drawers in the carts and a predetermined set of components resident in the at least one disposable drawer insert. The predetermined set of components is associated with medical and surgical procedures. The at least one disposable drawer insert containing the predetermined set of components is packaged and delivered as a single unit for insertion into the carts.
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[0001] The present invention relates generally to medical and surgical carts for storing medical and surgical supplies to be used in medical and surgical procedures. More particularly, the present invention relates to disposable, replaceable drawer inserts for medical and surgical carts having prepackaged items for medical and surgical procedures.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Medical and surgical facilities typically employ a central supply department for the restocking of medical and surgical carts with medical supplies. The medical and surgical supplies are often ordered in case quantities and are used to stock multiple medical and surgical carts. The restocking process is labor and time intensive. The time spent by nurses and medical staff restocking medical and surgical carts could be used to attend to patient-related or other needs. Once the medical or surgical cart is restocked, the excess items are usually returned to a central supply room, which may require additional time...

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[0025]FIG. 1 illustrates a medical or surgical cart 10 for storing medical and surgical supplies that are used in medical and surgical procedures. The medical or surgical cart 10 has a plurality of drawers. 14. The drawers 14 may have different sizes such that the drawers hold various types and quantities of medical and surgical items. The medical or surgical cart 10 may generally hold from about four to six drawers 14, although more or less drawers 14 may be included in the medical or surgical cart 10 depending on the size of the drawers 14 and the size of the medical or surgical cart 10. Typical drawer sizes may vary in their dimensions, however, some typical drawer sizes may include drawers with depths of about 3 inches (about 7.6 cm) and about 5 inches (about 12.7 cm).

[0026]To open the drawers 14, a handle 16 is attached to each of the drawers 14 in order to pull the drawer 14 out of the medical or surgical cart 10 to make the contents of the drawer 14 available to a nurse or me...