Skin packaging with protective sheath
AssigneeStryker European Operations Limited
InventorsRoland Kebel, Stefan Miehle, Theresa Weiger, Moritz Oeler, Daniel Thran
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Abstract
A package assembly including a sheath, a pouch, and an outer enclosure. The sheath includes perforations that extend across the sheath along an orientation that is transverse to an elongate dimension of the sheath. The sheath is configured to receive and enclose an implant or a surgical instrument. The pouch has an inner volume that receives the sheath, the inner volume of the pouch being configured to be vacuum sealed. The outer enclosure is designed to receive the pouch. The sheath is made of a material with greater rigidity than the pouch.
Claims20
A package comprising:
- a sheath having perforations extending across the sheath such that the perforations are transverse to an elongate dimension of the sheath, the sheath configured to receive and enclose an implant or a surgical instrument;
- a pouch having an inner volume receiving the sheath therein, the inner volume of the pouch being configured to be vacuum sealed;
- an outer enclosure receiving the pouch,
- wherein the sheath has a first rigidity and the pouch has a second rigidity less than the first rigidity.
A system for packaging an object for use in surgery comprising:
- the object;
- a sheath having an enclosed pocket with the object disposable therein, the sheath having a line of perforations extending from a first side of the enclosed pocket to a second side of the enclosed pocket opposite the first side;
- and
- a pouch enclosing the sheath and the object, the pouch having a vacuum sealed periphery including a sealed portion with an apex shape configured to be peeled open,
- wherein the sheath has a first thickness and the pouch has a second thickness less than the first thickness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.