Spinal implant packaging

A package for a spinal implant, the package comprising:

• a sleeve having a proximal end surface and defining a cavity;
• and
• a monolithic cap having a distal end surface and defining an aperture, the cavity and the aperture being sized and shaped to together house the spinal implant;
• wherein a first portion of the proximal end surface and a first portion of the distal end surface are joined to define a living hinge, the proximal end surface including a second portion defining a first lip, the distal end surface including a second portion defining a second lip,
• wherein the package is movable between a closed configuration in which the first lip is adjacent the second lip for enclosing a portion of the spinal implant within the cavity and the aperture, and an open configuration in which the first lip is spaced farther apart from the second lip than any spacing between the first lip and the second lip in the closed configuration so that the spinal implant would be positioned outside of the aperture while remaining positioned inside of the cavity,
• wherein the cavity comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section and a fifth section, the second section being positioned between the first section and the third section, the fourth section being positioned between the third section and the fifth section, the first section and the third section each having a minimum width greater than a minimum width of the second section and a minimum width of the fourth section, the first section extending through the proximal end surface, and the fifth section separated from the proximal end surface by the other sections of the cavity,
• wherein the package is free of any obstructions between the cavity and the aperture when the package is in the closed configuration such that the first section of the cavity opens into the aperture,
• wherein the cap is positioned proximal to the sleeve when the package is in the closed configuration such that the cap is coaxial with the sleeve to entirely cover the first section of the cavity,
• wherein the package includes only one hinge connecting the cap to the sleeve, and
• wherein the sleeve is formed by a wall with an inner surface that defines the sections of the cavity and with an opposite outer surface that defines an outer surface of the package.

A package for a spinal implant, the package consisting of:

• a sleeve having a proximal end surface and defining a cavity;
• and
• a monolithic cap having a distal end surface and defining an aperture, the cavity and the aperture being sized and shaped to together house the spinal implant;
• wherein a first portion of the proximal end surface and a first portion of the distal end surface are joined to define a living hinge, the proximal end surface including a second portion defining a first lip, the distal end surface including a second portion defining a second lip,
• wherein the package is movable between a closed configuration in which the first lip is adjacent the second lip for enclosing a portion of the spinal implant within the cavity and the aperture, and an open configuration in which the first lip is spaced farther apart from the second lip than any spacing between the first lip and the second lip in the closed configuration so that the spinal implant would be positioned outside of the aperture while remaining positioned inside of the cavity,
• wherein the cavity comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section and a fifth section, the second section being positioned between the first section and the third section, the fourth section being positioned between the third section and the fifth section, the first section and the third section each having a minimum width greater than a minimum width of the second section and a minimum width of the fourth section, the first section extending through the proximal end surface, and the fifth section separated from the proximal end surface by the other sections of the cavity,
• wherein the package is free of any obstructions between the cavity and the aperture when the package is in the closed configuration such that the first section of the cavity opens into the aperture,
• wherein the cap is positioned proximal to the sleeve when the package is in the closed configuration such that the cap is coaxial with the sleeve to entirely cover the first section of the cavity,
• wherein the package includes only one hinge connecting the cap to the sleeve, and
• wherein the sleeve is formed by a wall with an inner surface that defines the sections of the cavity and with an opposite outer surface that defines an outer surface of the package.