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A flexible surgical screw retainer and method for holding a surgical screw within a sterilizable package and dispensing the screw in a controlled manner at a selected site. The retainer has an elongated recess into which a surgical screw may be placed in order to be retained by frictional engagement

A flexible surgical screw retainer and method for holding a surgical screw within a sterilizable package and dispensing the screw in a controlled manner at a selected site. The retainer has an elongated recess into which a surgical screw may be placed in order to be retained by frictional engagement with the side walls of the recess. The recess is sized to any of a variety of screw sizes. When the package is opened, the surgical screw retainer may be removed and grasped by a user and squeezed in order to disengage the screw from the recess and enable it to fall to a selected surface.

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In combination, an elongated surgical screw and a retainer for holding said elongated surgical screw comprising: a flexible body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of opposed end surfaces; an elongated screw-receiving recess formed in said top surface in alignment between said opposed

In combination, an elongated surgical screw and a retainer for holding said elongated surgical screw comprising: a flexible body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of opposed end surfaces; an elongated screw-receiving recess formed in said top surface in alignment between said opposed end surfaces, said recess having a predetermined width sufficient to frictionally engage said surgical screw; means for enabling said recess to be manually deformed by squeezing said opposed ends together to thereby automatically decrease the frictional engagement of said screw and eject said screw from said recess.