Abstract: Single-use, sterile orthopedic implant kits provide full carriages of kits comprising first individual sterile packages for a first surgical procedure at a first location, first individual sterile packages comprise one surgical component selected from sterile implant, sterile fasteners and disposable sterile surgical tool. The methods remove a portion of the first individual sterile packages from the full carriage to produce a used carriage, contents of the removed portion of the first individual sterile packages are usable to perform the first surgical. The methods return the used carriage to a provider at a second location for re-filling, to provide a refilled carriage of the kit by replacing the removed portion of the first individual sterile packages with second individual sterile packages having the same or contents of the removed portion of the first individual sterile packages, contents of the re-filled carriage are configured to be utilized during a second surgical procedure.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode configuration for a device for generating a plasma. RF is coupled contactlessly via a capacitive coupling electrode disposed at the dark space distance into a carrier backside of a coating installation. Dark space shields on the coating side define the plasma zone and prevent the formation of parasitic plasmas. HF substrate bias voltage on the moving substrate carrier is achieved with a defined plasma zone and the development of parasitic plasmas is avoided.