Cable, wire and tube organizer for laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery

Abstract

An organizing device for use during medical procedures is disclosed which, when used during laparoscopic or hysteroscopic surgery, enables the surgeon to keep multiple tubes, wires and cables organized. In a first embodiment, this device may have a rectangular shaped body, a top section with an integral ring at its center and a bottom section having a plurality of slots optimized for the insertion and retention of cables and tubes. The end sections contain, on one end a second integral ring, and on another a pivot point allowing a friction-closure latch mechanism to secure the slots. In a second embodiment, the device may have a donut shaped body, an integral ring at the center and a plurality of slots radially arranged at the periphery and secured through a cylindrical latching mechanism.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An organizing device for use during a medical procedure, comprising:
 a main body including a central integrated ring with an outer perimeter and a plurality of integral holders radially arranged around the outer perimeter of the integrated ring and configured to secure at least one of a cable, a wire, and a tube during the medical procedure, each of the integral holders defined by a generally T-shaped holder body depending from the hanger, the holder body having a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side having an inwardly tilted tooth and a resting surface for receiving the one of the cable, the wire, and the tube, and each of the first side and the second side further having an integral holder wall surface, an insertion slot surface, and an inwardly tilted tooth surface, the resting surface bounded by the integral holder wall surface and the inwardly tilted tooth surface, and the insertion slot surface disposed adjacent to an insertion slot formed in the main body, the main body further configured to be secured to a surgical field; and   at least one latching mechanism that is pivotally attached to the main body and selectively movable between an opened position and a closed position, the latching mechanism configured to permit the insertion of the one of the cable, the wire, and the tube in the insertion slot when in the opened position, and configured to occlude the insertion slots when in the closed position, and thereby secure the one of the cable, the wire, and the tube in the insertion slot.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the central integrated ring has a hollow portion. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the hollow portion of the central integrated ring is an attachment means configured to accept at least one of hook-and-loop fastener tabs and surgical towel clamps for securing the device to the surgical field. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the central integrated ring further has a radial support coupled to the at least one latching mechanism, the at least one latching mechanism pivotally coupled to the radial support. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one latching mechanism has an arcuate shape permitting a flush fit against the integral holders when in the closed position. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one latching mechanism includes a pair of arcuate shaped latching mechanisms, each of the pair of latching mechanisms hingedly attached to the radial support, and a cam latch selectively securing the pair of arcuate shaped latching mechanisms together in the closed position. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the main body has no separable parts. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the generally T-shaped holder body is defined by a vertical bar depending from the hanger and a horizontal bar disposed on an end of the vertical bar and oriented generally parallel with the hanger, the tilted tooth on each of the first and the second side of the integral holder disposed at an end of the horizontal bar and extending inwardly toward each of the hanger and the vertical bar of the generally T-shaped holder body. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein each surface of the integral holders has rounded contours. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the integral holders is shaped so that the one of the cable, the wire, and the tube must negotiate a generally S-shaped path prior to being secured, and wherein the insertion slot surface, the inwardly tilted tooth surface, the resting surface, and the integral holder wall surface together define the generally S-shaped path. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the latching mechanism is secured to the main body with a permanent fastener. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the latching mechanism has a U-shaped cross section and is secured to the main body at the pivot point through a fastener, the U-shaped cross section defining a channel that receives the integral holders when the latching mechanism is in the closed position. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the main body is donut shaped.