Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
  • A61B50/10—Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
  • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
  • A61B50/10—Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
  • A61B2050/105—Cabinets

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• a second invention regards a cabinet having a top piece, a bottom piece, a first side wall attached to the top piece and the bottom piece, a second side wall attached to the top piece and the bottom piece.
• the cabinet further includes a rear wall attached to the first side wall and the second side wall, wherein the top piece, the bottom piece, the rear wall, the first side wall and the second side wall define a cavity.
• a first door of the cabinet has a handle and is movable from a first position to a second position.
• a second door is movable from a third position to a fourth position, wherein the second door blocks access to the handle when the first door is at the first position and the second door is at the third position.
• FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the cabinet of FIG. 5 with the doors removed;
• a tambour door 78 is inserted into U-shaped grooves or tracks 80 formed in each side wall 32.
• Each groove 80 is formed adjacent to the inwardly jutting front side edge 62, the top piece 38 and the rear wall 34.
• the groove 80 has a rectangular cross-section with a width of approximately 3/8" and a depth of approximately V".
• the door 78 has a length of approximately 82" and a width of approximately 23.5".
• a smaller version of a tambour door 78 is used with the C- Locker manufactured under the trademark COSTRUC by Milcare, Inc. of Zeeland, Michigan.
• an endoscopic instrument 106 or the like such as shown in FIG. 18, is placed in the cabinet 30 and hung on the endoscope racks 108 which have one or more openings 110 to receive one or more instruments so that a substantial portion of the endoscopic instruments 106 or the like extend along a vertical direction.
• the endoscope racks 108 are made of a resilient material such as a solid phenolic and are substantially rectangular in shape having a length of approximately 22" and a thickness of approximately 3/8".
• the top rack has a width of 6" while the lower rack has a width ranging from 3 to 4 inches.
• the openings 110 of the upper and lower endoscope racks 108 are preferably offset from one another by approximately 0.5".
• the endoscope racks 108 are inserted within slots 112 formed in the rear wall 34 and are attached to the side walls 32 by inserting the front comers of the racks 108 into C-shaped brackets 113 which are attached to the side walls 32 via fasteners such as screws 115.
• the upper and lower endoscope racks 108 are positioned approximately 78" and 39", respectively, above the bottom plate 64.
• FIGS. 5-17 Other variations of cabinet 30 are shown in FIGS. 5-17. In these versions two tambour doors, lower tambour door 118 and upper tambour door 120, are used to control access to the interior cavity 76'.
• the cabinet 30' has two sides such as side walls 32', a rear wall 34' and a top piece 38'.
• the side walls 32', rear wall 34' and the top piece 38' are each preferably made of a resilient material, such as steel or particle board that is covered with Mellamine and is edge banded with polyvinylchloride (PVC).
• PVC polyvinylchloride
• Screws are inserted through holes 70' formed in the brackets 68' and into the permanent wall.
• the brackets 68' are attached to the side walls 32' by inserting fasteners, such as a pair of screws 72', through side holes formed in the bracket 68'and into holes 74' formed in the side walls 32'.
• Each side wall 32' includes three screws, like screws 75, that extend inward towards the opposite side wall 32'.
• the screws are used to support the rear wall 34' thereon by inserting the screws into corresponding L-shaped slots 77' formed in the rear wall 34'. Once the screw are inserted, the rear wall 34' is lowered until the screws engage the closed end of the L-shaped slots 77'.
• the side walls 32' are attached to a rectangular lip 66' via comer brackets 122 and screws (not shown).
• the lip 66' is rectangular in shape and has a width of approximately 1", a height of approximately 2" and a length of approximately 22".
• Tambour doors 118 and 120 are inserted into an oval shaped track or groove 80' formed in each side wall 32'.
• Each track or groove 80' is formed adjacent to the inwardly jutting front side edge 62', the top piece 38' and the rear wall 34'.
• the track or groove 80' has a rectangular cross-section with a width of approximately 3/8" and a height of approximately 3 i".
• the lower door 118 has a length of approximately 37" and a width of approximately 23.5".
• the upper door 120 has a length of approximately 55" and a width of approximately 23.5".
• An example of a tambour door 118 or 120 is used with the C-Locker manufactured under the trademark COSTRUC by Milcare, Inc, of Zeeland, Michigan.
• the cabinet 30' is closed from the open position by moving the handle 92' from the bottom end 90' to the top end 94'. This causes the top end 104' of the top door 120 to slide upward and the bottom 84' of the door 78' to slide downward along the front side edges 62' of the side walls 32'.
• the handle 92' reaches the top end 94', the bottom 84' is located at an intermediate position below the top piece 38' and above the cross bracket 128. At the intermediate position, a person can grasp the bottom 132 and pull it down to the top of the bracket 128.

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