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US 12,721,692 B2Granted
Packaging facilitating sterile connections
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsRyan Callahan, Leah Paige Gaffney, Siddarth Shevgoor
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Abstract
Packaging may be designed to allow for the forced connection of separate parts without breaching the sterile barrier of the packaging. A component holder housed within sterile packaging may hold device parts such that the device parts can shipped and stored separated and can be pushed together to create a sterile connection between the parts while the parts are housed within the packaging.
Claims17
Packaging to facilitate a sterile connection, the packaging comprising:
- an outer pouch;
- a lid configured to seal the outer pouch and create a sterile interior;
- and
- a component holder housed within the outer pouch, wherein the component holder comprises:
- a board that extends longitudinally;
- a first set of arms extending from the board that holds a first device part;
- a second set of arms extending from the board that holds an unconnected second device part with a gap disposed between the first device part and the second device part;
- and
- a buckling point configured to yield in a predetermined location to linearly move the first set of arms and the second set of arms closer together when forces greater than a predetermined force act upon the component holder,
- wherein the component holder is configured to permit linear movement to eliminate the gap and connect the first device part to the second device part while the outer pouch remains sealed by the lid.
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Packaging to facilitate a sterile connection, the packaging comprising:
- an outer pouch;
- a lid configured to seal the outer pouch and create a sterile interior;
- and
- a component holder housed within the outer pouch, wherein the component holder comprises:
- a board that extends longitudinally;
- a first set of arms extending from the board that holds a first device part;
- a second set of arms extending from the board that holds an unconnected second device part with a gap disposed between the first device part and the second device part;
- and
- a sliding portion configured to slide a first section of the board relative to a second section of the board, bringing the first set of arms and the second set of arms linearly closer together when forces greater than a predetermined force act upon the component holder to eliminate the gap and connect the first device part to the second device part while the outer pouch remains sealed by the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.