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US 12,303,177 B2Granted
Package for medical devices
AssigneeGuardian Medical USA, Inc.
InventorsTracy Momany, Roebrt Groll, Daniel Witham, Shari Morse
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Abstract
A package assembly for carrying medical devices is disclosed. The package assembly includes an outer cartridge and an inner cartridge. The inner cartridge receives the outer cartridge of the package assembly. The inner cartridge extends beyond the outer cartridge. A medical device is disposed in the inner cartridge to engage the inner cartridge.
Claims6
A package assembly comprising:
- a medical device having a head and a stem;
- an outer cartridge configured to receive an inner cartridge, the outer cartridge including an outer cartridge main body and an outer cartridge cap, the outer cartridge main body and the outer cartridge cap cooperating to define an inner chamber of the outer cartridge, the inner cartridge received in the inner chamber of the outer cartridge, the inner cartridge including an inner cartridge main body and an inner cartridge cap, the inner cartridge main body including an inner surface defining an opening including a receiving portion, the medical device disposed in the inner cartridge;
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- a stabilizer received in the outer cartridge and configured to be received within the opening of the inner cartridge main body, the stabilizer having an inner aperture extending lengthwise through the stabilizer from a first end of the stabilizer to a second end thereof, and wherein the medical device is received within the inner aperture of the stabilizer with the head of the medical device axially restrained between the stabilizer and an inner surface of the inner cartridge cap at or adjacent the first end of the stabilizer and the stem of the medical device extending from the head of the medical device into the inner aperture or through the inner aperture beyond the second end of the stabilizer and into the receiving portion of the inner cartridge main body.
1 more element
A package assembly for carrying medical devices comprising:
- an outer cartridge including an outer cartridge main body and an outer cartridge cap, the outer cartridge configured to receive an inner cartridge, the inner cartridge received in the outer cartridge, the inner cartridge including an inner cartridge main body and an inner cartridge cap;
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- a stabilizer configured to be disposed in the inner cartridge, wherein a portion of the stabilizer extends outside of the inner cartridge main body and into the inner cartridge main body, the stabilizer configured to receive varying medical devices having at least one common geometry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.