Dual purpose packaging for biopsy device
AssigneeDevicor Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey McClure, Jake Schubert
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Abstract
A system for maintaining sterility during a biopsy procedure includes a cart, a packaging assembly, and a biopsy probe. The cart includes a support member defining an open inner portion and an opening in communication with the open inner portion. The packaging assembly has a container tray and a retainer tray. The packing assembly is configured to receive the biopsy probe. The open inner portion of the support member is configured to engage a portion of both the container tray and the retainer tray simultaneously to hold the container tray and the retainer tray within the open inner portion of the support member to thereby provide a sterile work surface during the biopsy procedure.
Claims19
A system for maintaining sterility during a biopsy procedure, the system comprising:
- (a) a cart, the cart including a support member defining an open inner portion and an opening in communication with the open inner portion;
- (b) a packaging assembly having a container tray and a retainer tray;
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- (c) a biopsy probe, the packaging assembly being configured to receive the biopsy probe,
- the open inner portion of the support member being configured engage a portion of both the container tray and the retainer tray simultaneously to hold the container tray and the retainer tray within the open inner portion of the support member to thereby provide a sterile work surface during the biopsy procedure.
A system for maintaining sterility in connection with a biopsy procedure, the system comprising:
- (a) a cart;
- (b) a container having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being configured to nest within a portion of the first portion;
- (c) a biopsy device, the container being configured to receive a portion of the biopsy device between the first portion and the second portion;
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- (d) a support ring coupled to a portion of the cart, the support ring being bent to form a predetermined shape corresponding to the first portion and the second portion of the container, the support ring being configured to support both the first portion and the second portion of the container during a biopsy procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.