Patent attributes
The grooved angled tray for ring-handled surgical instruments includes a horizontal top, a horizontal base that is disposed parallel to the horizontal top, a front wall, a rear wall, and a set of parallel sidewalls. The front wall is inclined and slopes outward from the top. The horizontal top and the front wall are adapted to hold and isolate a variety of ring-handled instruments. The horizontal top is provided with a series of grooves that receive the ring handles of the ring-handled instruments. The front wall has an inclined ramp that allows lower portions of the ring-handled instruments to rest. In another embodiment, the horizontal top and front wall are together provided with a series of grooves that receive the ring handles and the lower portions of the ring-handled instruments.