Sterile sleeve for use in the production of surgical slush

A sleeve kit comprising a container sleeve and a container sleeve cap which may be engaged with the container sleeve to form a sleeve assembly that envelops a slush container;

• the container sleeve having a set of at least one vent which allows air to move from an open top end of the container sleeve to a space between a bottom of the slush container when inserted into the container sleeve at the open top end and a bottom of the container sleeve to facilitate removal of the slush container from the container sleeve;
• the container sleeve cap adapted to be engaged with the container sleeve to form the sleeve assembly and then become disengaged so that the slush container may be removed from the container sleeve;
• wherein the slush container to be enveloped by the sleeve assembly is comprised of:
• a slush bottle with a bottom, side walls, and an open top end;
• a reversibly attachable bottle lid that seals the open top end of the slush bottle;
• wherein the container sleeve comprises:
• the bottom;
• the open top end;
• a sleeve wall between the bottom and the open top end;
• wherein the container sleeve is sized relative to the slush bottle so that the open top end of the slush bottle extends out the open top end of the container sleeve such that the reversibly attachable bottle lid may be attached and detached from the slush bottle while the slush bottle is fully inserted into the container sleeve;
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• wherein the container sleeve cap is sized to form the sleeve assembly that is of sufficient size to fully envelop the slush bottle and attached reversibly attachable bottle lid.

A sleeve kit comprising a container sleeve and a container sleeve cap which may be engaged with the container sleeve to form a sleeve assembly that envelops a slush container;

• the container sleeve having a set of at least one vent which allows air to move from an open top end of the container sleeve to a space between a bottom of the slush container when inserted into the container sleeve at the open top end and a bottom of the container sleeve to facilitate removal of the slush container from the container sleeve;
• the container sleeve cap adapted to be engaged with the container sleeve to form the sleeve assembly and then become disengaged so that the slush container may be removed from the container sleeve;
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• a volume of liquid comprising sterile saline for use in a process for production of sterile slush.

A sleeve and container assembly comprising:

• a container sleeve and a container sleeve cap which may be engaged with the container sleeve to form a sleeve assembly that envelops a slush container;
• the sleeve assembly including a tear tab to allow the container sleeve cap to be engaged with the container sleeve to form the sleeve assembly and then become disengaged so that the slush container may be removed from the container sleeve;
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• the tear tab allowing the container sleeve cap to be engaged with the container sleeve and then become disengaged by destroying a portion of the tear tab so that a previously used sleeve kit is not mistaken for an un-used sleeve kit;
• the container sleeve has a set of at least one vent which allows air to move from an open top end of the container sleeve to a space between a bottom of an inserted slush container and a bottom of the container sleeve to facilitate removal of the slush container from the container sleeve;
• a volume of liquid comprising sterile saline within the slush container, the slush container having a sterile interior and a sterile exterior;
• the slush container enveloped within the sleeve assembly, the sleeve assembly having a sterile interior;
• wherein the slush container to be enveloped by the sleeve assembly is comprised of:
• a slush bottle with a bottom, side walls, and an open top end;
• a reversibly attachable bottle lid that seals the open top end of the slush bottle;
• wherein the container sleeve comprises:
• the bottom;
• the open top end;
• a sleeve wall between the bottom and the open top end;
• wherein the container sleeve is sized relative to the slush bottle so that the open top end of the slush bottle extends out the open top end of the container sleeve such that the reversibly attachable bottle lid may be attached and detached from the slush bottle while the slush bottle is fully inserted into the container sleeve;
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• wherein the container sleeve cap is sized to form the sleeve assembly that is of sufficient size to fully envelop the slush bottle and attached reversibly attachable bottle lid such that the sleeve and container assembly is ready for insertion into a slush making machine.

A sleeve kit comprising:

• a container sleeve and a container sleeve cap which may be engaged with the container sleeve to form a sleeve assembly that envelops a slush container;
• the sleeve assembly including a tear tab to allow the container sleeve cap to be engaged with the container sleeve to form the sleeve assembly and then become disengaged so that the slush container may be removed from the container sleeve;
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• the tear tab allowing the container sleeve cap to be engaged with the container sleeve and then become disengaged by destroying a portion of the tear tab so that a previously used sleeve kit is not mistaken for an un-used sleeve kit;
• and
• wherein the container sleeve comprises:
• a bottom;
• an open top end;
• a sleeve wall between the bottom and the open top end;
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• an annular flange near the open top end of the container sleeve;
• the annular flange having an orthogonal wall near an outer perimeter of the annular flange wherein the orthogonal wall extends beyond the annular flange towards the open top end of the container sleeve;
• the annular flange with the orthogonal wall reducing likelihood that a person removing the slush container within the container sleeve touches an exterior of the container sleeve.

A sleeve kit comprising:

• a container sleeve and a container sleeve cap which may be engaged with the container sleeve to form a sleeve assembly that envelops a slush container;
• the sleeve assembly including a reversible connection to allow the container sleeve cap to be engaged with the container sleeve to form the sleeve assembly and then become disengaged so that the slush container may be removed from the container sleeve;
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• wherein the container sleeve comprises:
• a bottom;
• an open top end;
• a sleeve wall between the bottom and the open top end;
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• an annular flange near the open top end of the container sleeve;
• the annular flange having an orthogonal wall near an outer perimeter of the annular flange wherein the orthogonal wall extends beyond the annular flange towards the open top end of the container sleeve;
• the annular flange with the orthogonal wall reducing likelihood that a person removing the slush container within the container sleeve touches an exterior of the container sleeve.

A sleeve kit comprising:

• a container sleeve and a container sleeve cap which may be engaged with the container sleeve to form a sleeve assembly that envelops a slush container;
• the container sleeve and the container sleeve cap sized relative to the slush container such that the slush container is totally enveloped by the combination of the container sleeve and the container sleeve cap;
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• wherein the container sleeve comprises:
• a bottom;
• an open top end;
• a sleeve wall between the bottom and the open top end;
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• an annular flange near the open top end of the container sleeve;
• the annular flange having a perimeter wall near an outer perimeter of the annular flange wherein the perimeter wall extends beyond the annular flange towards the open top end of the container sleeve;
• the annular flange with the perimeter wall reducing a likelihood that a person removing the slush container from the container sleeve touches an exterior of the container sleeve.