Medical packaging is provided for enclosing a single-use medical device with multiple frangible operating lines and corresponding frangible connections to define a removable first end which reveals at the time of use an operative part forming the key part that is to come into contact with the patient. The remaining part of the device including the controlling part is retained in the rest of the packaging but can be used to control the device without hindrance. Each of the multiple frangible operating lines indicating on the packaging the difference between the key part that forms the operating part of the device for one of a plurality of predefined medical procedures wherein the identification of the frangible operating lines immediately educates and instructs the user in the correct usage in a sterile and clean manner.

Medical packaging is provided for enclosing a single-use medical device with multiple frangible operating lines and corresponding frangible connections to define a removable first end which reveals at the time of use an operative part forming the key part that is to come into contact with the patient. The remaining part of the device including the controlling part is retained in the rest of the packaging but can be used to control the device without hindrance. Each of the multiple frangible operating lines indicating on the packaging the difference between the key part that forms the operating part of the device for one of a plurality of predefined medical procedures wherein the identification of the frangible operating lines immediately educates and instructs the user in the correct usage in a sterile and clean manner.

A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on the wrist of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved frame having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved frame and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved frame. The bleeding from a first artery is stopped by compressing the first artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and the blood flow in the first artery is increased by compression of a second artery using inflation of the second balloon.

A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on the wrist of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved frame having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved frame and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved frame. The bleeding from a first artery is stopped by compressing the first artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and the blood flow in the first artery is increased by compression of a second artery using inflation of the second balloon.

A system and related methods of preventing wrong-site surgeries and blade-related injuries to OR personnel, which includes a computer software system (for use on computers or hand-held devices in the medical environment) in combination with a surgical supply carrier (such as a safety blade-dispenser or other surgical sharps dispenser). The surgical supply carrier comprises at least one component, such as a label, which prevents or impedes a surgeon from accessing one or more surgical instruments stored within until after a “time-out” is performed by the surgeon or authorized OR personnel to confirm various details including but not limited to correct patient, correct procedure, correct equipment, etc, before starting the intended surgical procedure. Data can be captured throughout the medical environment (from “decision-to-incision” and beyond) to assess wrong-site surgery data (including “near miss” data) and enable a host of analytics on wrong-site surgery prevention.

The present disclosure provides a dual-blade tendon cutting apparatus and cartridge for multiple apparatuses. Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure relate to a cutting implement that comprises two parallel blades that are spaced apart from one another by a predefined distance. The distance between the blades determines a lateral size of a graft being taken from the quadriceps tendon. To simplify matters for the surgeon, a cartridge is provided with three different blade sets. Much like a razor that has a disposable head, the cutting implement may attach to a desired blade set and be used.

A knife cartridge for use in a surgical instrument. The knife cartridge includes a blade that can be operated by a second operating element. The blade is held in a blade housing that can be transferred from a first locking position (passive position) into a second locking position (active position) by a first operating element. In the passive position the blade housing is completely located inside the cartridge housing and the blade is locked therein. In the active position the blade housing projects out of the cartridge housing. Only in the active position a locking between the blade housing and blade can be released, whereby also only then a driving connection is established between the second operating element and the blade.

Safety-blade dispensers for safely storing surgical blades prior to surgery and optionally for retrieving used surgical blades after surgery. In either case, the safety-blade dispenser is configured to store one or more surgical blades in an orientation that allows a user to simply and safely attach a surgical tool handle to the surgical blades (and optionally remove the handle from the surgical blades) without requiring the user to physically touch or manipulate the surgical blades by hand. The safety-blade dispensers disclosed herein may be used alone or in conjunction with a system and method of preventing wrong-site surgery.

A method for mounting a tool to a surgical device using a packaging body. A proximal section of the packaging body is articulated about a second boundary relative to a first distal section of the packaging body for removing a proximal end of the tool from a proximal cavity for exposing the proximal end. The proximal end is mounted to the surgical device while a distal end of the tool remains securely retained by first and second distal sections of the packaging body within a distal cavity. After mounting, the distal end is released from the distal cavity by articulating one distal section relative to the other distal section for exposing a first portion of the distal end that was retained by the one distal section. Thereafter, the other distal section is removed for exposing a remaining portion of the distal end that was retained by the other distal section.

A method for mounting a tool to a surgical device using a packaging body. A proximal section of the packaging body is articulated about a second boundary relative to a first distal section of the packaging body for removing a proximal end of the tool from a proximal cavity for exposing the proximal end. The proximal end is mounted to the surgical device while a distal end of the tool remains securely retained by first and second distal sections of the packaging body within a distal cavity. After mounting, the distal end is released from the distal cavity by articulating one distal section relative to the other distal section for exposing a first portion of the distal end that was retained by the one distal section. Thereafter, the other distal section is removed for exposing a remaining portion of the distal end that was retained by the other distal section.