Medical packaging

A medical packaging for holding a sterile single-use medical device, wherein the medical device has at least one operative part which in use is a key part for direct contact to a patient and further has at least one controlling part for controlling the at least one operative part, the packaging including:

• a body forming an enclosing volume able to hold a single-use medical device in a sterile condition, the body having at least one first end portion, at least one second end portion and at least one openable connection between the at least one first end portion and one or more of the at least one second end portion to allow the at least one first end portion to be disconnected from the at least one second end portion wherein:
• i. the at least one first end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more operative parts of the single-use medical device;
• ii. at least part of one or more of the at least one second end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device;
• iii. the at least one openable connection is able to have the at least one first end portion displaced into an open state at time of use to allow the at least one operative part of the single-use medical device to be revealed and usable directly on the patient;
• and
• iv. the at least one second end portion remains substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device and allows the at least part of the at least one operative part to be controlled by the at least one controlling part while the at least one controlling part remains substantially within the at least one second end portion;
• wherein the openable connection is at a marked frangible operating line that substantially overlies the end of the key part of the device such that the frangible operating line provides an indicating line indicating the end of the key part that is not to be touched by the user and defining the key part allowable to be in direct contact with the patient;
• wherein the openable connection includes a plurality of marked frangible operating lines on the body of the packaging covering a particular sterile single-use medical device to be used in a plurality of different predefined uses, with each of the plurality of marked frangible operating lines substantially overlying one of a plurality of different ends of the key part of the device according to one of a plurality of the predetermined uses, such that each marked frangible operating line provides an indicating line indicating the end of the particular key part for the respective use that is not to be touched by the user and defining the particular key part allowable to be in direct contact with the patient for the respective predefined use;
• wherein the packaging includes a form of indication of how a medical device can be used in various ways in different medical procedures to reveal key part of the sterile single-use medical device to be used in a plurality of different predefined uses;
• wherein the form of indication is a colour code in which the first end portion extending to the different frangible operating lines of the plurality of marked frangible operating lines is differently coloured such that a first type of medical procedure for the particular sterile single-use medical device is coloured a first colour and the user knows to remove the first end portion of the first colour revealing the required shallow key part forming the operative part up to the line of the relevant frangible operating line and wherein other medical procedures requiring different key parts are identified by different colours to allow the appropriate first end portion up to the appropriate frangible operating line to be removed and reveal the appropriate key part of the sterile single-use device.

A medical packaging for holding a sterile single-use medical device, wherein the medical device has at least one operative part which in use is a key part for direct contact to a patient and further has at least one controlling part for controlling the at least one operative part, the packaging including:

• a body forming an enclosing volume able to hold a single-use medical device in a sterile condition, the body having at least one first end portion, at least one second end portion and at least one openable connection between the at least one first end portion and one or more of the at least one second end portion to allow the at least one first end portion to be disconnected from the at least one second end portion wherein:
• i. the at least one first end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more operative parts of the single-use medical device;
• ii. at least part of one or more of the at least one second end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device;
• iii. the at least one openable connection is able to have the at least one first end portion displaced into an open state at time of use to allow the at least one operative part of the single-use medical device to be revealed and usable directly on the patient;
• and
• iv. the at least one second end portion remains substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device and allows the at least part of the at least one operative part to be controlled by the at least one controlling part while the at least one controlling part remains substantially within the at least one second end portion,
• wherein the at least one second end portion is a plurality of second end portions movable relative to each other by the body being substantially flexible to allow the user to hold the one or more controlling parts and operate the one or more operative parts of the enclosed sterile single-use medical device without directly touching the device and still being substantially enclosed in the packaging body,
• wherein the plurality of second end portions is movable relative to each other by the body being transformable to allow one or more of:
• alteration of the footprint of the single-use medical device to enable operative use of the single-use medical device while the one or more controlling parts remain substantially within the plurality of second end portions of the body,
• non-resilient alteration of the footprint of the single-use medical device,
• alteration of the volume of the body holding the single-use medical device to enable operative use of the single-use medical device while the one or more controlling parts remain substantially within the plurality of second end portions of the body, and
• non-resilient alteration of the volume of the body holding the single-use medical device
• wherein the transformability is by one or more of:
• a sealed gusset between the plurality of second end portions without substantially hindering the user using the one or more controlling parts in the plurality of second end portions to control the one or more operative parts when revealed and usable directly on the patient;
• a sealed concertina connection between the plurality of second end portions without substantially hindering the user using the one or more controlling parts in the plurality of second end portions to control the one or more operative parts when revealed and usable directly on the patient;
• and
• a variable connected materials forming an expandible sealed connection between the plurality of second end portions without substantially hindering the user using the one or more controlling parts in the plurality of second end portions to control the one or more operative parts when revealed and usable directly on the patient.

A medical packaging for holding a sterile single-use medical device, wherein the medical device has at least one operative part which in use is a key part for direct contact to a patient and further has at least one controlling part for controlling the at least one operative part, the packaging including:

• a body forming an enclosing volume able to hold a single-use medical device in a sterile condition, the body having at least one first end portion, at least one second end portion and at least one openable connection between the at least one first end portion and one or more of the at least one second end portion to allow the at least one first end portion to be disconnected from the at least one second end portion wherein:
• i. the at least one first end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more operative parts of the single-use medical device;
• ii. at least part of one or more of the at least one second end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device;
• iii. the at least one openable connection is able to have the at least one first end portion displaced into an open state at time of use to allow the at least one operative part of the single-use medical device to be revealed and usable directly on the patient;
• and
• iv. the at least one second end portion remains substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device and allows the at least part of the at least one operative part to be controlled by the at least one controlling part while the at least one controlling part remains substantially within the at least one second end portion
• wherein the medical packaging is for covering a suture scissors and the openable connection of packaging includes a plurality of marked frangible operating lines on the body of the packaging indicating the respective use that is not to be touched by the user and defining the particular key part allowable to be in direct contact with the patient for the respective predefined use.

A medical packaging for holding a sterile single-use medical device, wherein the medical device has at least one operative part which in use is a key part for direct contact to a patient and further has at least one controlling part for controlling the at least one operative part, the packaging including:

• a body forming an enclosing volume able to hold a single-use medical device in a sterile condition, the body having at least one first end portion, at least one second end portion and at least one openable connection between the at least one first end portion and one or more of the at least one second end portion to allow the at least one first end portion to be disconnected from the at least one second end portion wherein:
• i. the at least one first end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more operative parts of the single-use medical device;
• ii. at least part of one or more of the at least one second end portion is sized and shaped for substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device;
• iii the at least one openable connection is able to have the at least one first end portion displaced into an open state at time of use to allow the at least one operative part of the single-use medical device to be revealed and usable directly on the patient;
• and
• iv. the at least one second end portion remains substantially covering one or more controlling parts of the single-use medical device and allows the at least part of the at least one operative part to be controlled by the at least one controlling part while the at least one controlling part remains substantially within the at least one second end portion;
• wherein the medical packaging is for covering a scissors and includes an enclosing body of at least one first end portion attached to a bifurcated at least one second end portion which allows operatively effective function of the scissors while the at least one controlling part including finger location shapes remains substantially within the at least one second end portion,
• wherein at least part of the one or more second end portions is sized and shaped for substantially following and covering a controlling part including the finger location shapes of the scissors and the openable connection of packaging includes a marked frangible operating line on the body of the packaging indicating the respective use that is not to be touched by the user and defining the key part allowable to be in direct contact with the patient,
• wherein the one or more second end portions is movable by the body being transformable to allow one or more of:
• alteration of the footprint of the scissors to enable operative use of the scissors while at least part of the one or more controlling parts remains substantially within the at least one second end portion of the body;
• non-resilient alteration of the footprint of the scissors;
• alteration of the volume of the body holding the scissors to enable operative use of the scissors while at least part of the one or more controlling parts remain substantially within the at least one second end portion of the body;
• and
• non-resilient alteration of the volume of the body holding the scissors
• and wherein the transformability is provided by one or more of:
• a) a sealed gusset connected to the at least one second end portion;
• b) a sealed concertina connection connected to the at least one second end portion;
• and
• c) a variable connected material forming an expandible sealed connection to the at least one second end portion, and
• wherein the user is not substantially hindered using the one or more controlling parts in the at least one second end portion to control the one or more operative parts when revealed and usable directly on the patient.