# US 12,759,779 B2 · Medical kit package and product marrying process

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- Number: US 12,759,779 B2
- Document ID: US12759779B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/598,520
- Filed: 2024-03-07
- Published: 2024-06-27
- Granted: 2026-10-13
- Earliest claimed: 2021-09-10
- Assignees: Teleflex Medical Incorporated
- Applicants: Teleflex Medical LLC
- Inventors: Brandon Lukacs; Michael Schnoor
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12759779B2

## CPC

- B65D 75/327: {and forming several compartments}
- B65B 5/10: Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
- B65B 7/2878: {by heat-sealing}
- B65B 51/10: Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof {(welding of plastics per se B29C65/02; closing plastic tube ends in general B29C57/10)}
- B65B 2220/14: Adding more than one type of material or article to the same package
- B65D 2575/3245: by peeling off the non-rigid sheet
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)

## Abstract

A package for a medical kit and a product marrying process are provided. The package has a tray including a first compartment proximate to a first end of the tray, a second compartment proximate to a second end of the tray, and a rim surrounding the first and second compartments. A flexible cover sheet is sized to cover the first and second compartments of the tray. The cover sheet is heat-sealed to the rim during a first sealing process in which a primary seal is formed to seal the first compartment of the tray, such that access to the second compartment still remains available. The cover sheet is further heat-sealed to the rim during a second sealing process in which a secondary seal is formed along the second end of the tray such that the secondary seal complements the primary seal to seal the second compartment of the tray.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A product marrying process, comprising:
providing a tray at a first processing location, the tray including a first compartment proximate to a first end of the tray, a second compartment proximate to a second end of the tray, and a rim surrounding the first and second compartments;
filling the first compartment of the tray with a first component;
placing a flexible cover sheet over the first and second compartments of the tray;
forming a primary seal between the cover sheet and the tray by heat-sealing the cover sheet to the rim of the tray, wherein the primary seal surrounds the first compartment such that the first compartment is sealed by the primary seal, and the primary seal extends along two opposing sides of the second compartment such that the second compartment is partially sealed by the primary seal;
sending the tray to a second processing location;
filling the second compartment of the tray with a second component; and
forming a secondary seal between the cover sheet and the tray by heat-sealing the cover sheet to the rim at the second end of the tray such that the secondary seal complements the primary seal to seal the second compartment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The product marrying process according to claim 1, wherein the primary seal is formed on the rim at a first side of the tray and extends from the first end of the tray to the second end of the tray, and wherein the primary seal is further formed on the rim at the second side of the tray and extends from the first end of the tray to the second end of the tray.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The product marrying process according claim 1, wherein the primary seal is formed on the rim at the first end of the tray and extends from the first side of the tray to the second side of the tray.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The product marrying process according to claim 1, wherein the secondary seal is formed on the rim at the second end of the tray and extends from a first side of the tray to a second side of the tray.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The product marrying process according to claim 1, wherein the first component includes a medical device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The product marrying process according to claim 1, wherein the second component includes a medication container.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The product marrying process according to claim 1, wherein a first edge at the first end of the tray is unsealed after the primary seal is formed such that a first edge of the cover sheet forms a first unsealed flap over the corresponding first edge of the tray.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The product marrying process according to claim 7, wherein a second edge at the second end of the tray is unsealed after the secondary seal is formed such that a second edge of the cover sheet forms a second unsealed flap over the corresponding second edge of the tray.