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US 2002/0053528 A1Published application
Packaging system for medical components
AssigneeCobe Cardiovascular, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey P. Johnson, Peter S. Jacobson, Joseph H. Stoneburner
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Abstract
An integrated package suited to the packaging of medical devices and surgical equipment including devices and equipment used in heart by-pass surgery has a container and a snap-fit lid. The container and the lid have topographies suitable to conform to the medical components in the container and hold them securely. The lid has first and second grooves which engage a projection on the container and permit the lid to be used in a shipping orientation and a disposal orientation.
Claims26
A packaging system for medical components comprising:
- a container having a bottom surface, first and second opposing sidewalls and third and fourth opposing sidewalls, the bottom surface and sidewalls being connected to form an interior surface of the container such that an opening is formed in the container opposite the bottom surface, the opening being defined by a top edge of the sidewalls, the sidewalls having a circumferential projection in the direction of the interior surface;
- a lid having a first side and a second side and a perimeter section sized to fit within the opening in the container, the perimeter section having at least one circumferential groove, the lid being configured to attach to the container in a manner that covers the opening in one of a first mode where the second side of the lid is oriented toward the interior surface of the container and a second mode where the first side of the lid is oriented toward the interior surface of the container, the at least one groove being configured to accommodate the projection when the lid is attached in the first mode and when the lid is attached in the second mode.
A packaging system for medical components comprising:
- a container having an interior surface and an opening;
- a lid configured to attach to the container in a manner that covers the opening, the lid having a shipping side and a disposal side;
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- means for attaching the lid to the container such that the lid may be attached to the container with the disposal side facing the interior surface or with the shipping side facing the interior surface.
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A packaging system for medical components comprising:
- a container having a bottom surface, and sidewalls including first and second sidewalls, the bottom surface and sidewalls being connected such that an opening in the container is formed opposite the bottom surface, the first and second sidewalls including at least one rib;
- a lid configured to cover the opening in the container;
- and an insert configured for mounting on one of the first and second sidewalls, the insert having a surface configured to be securely affixed to the rib of the first sidewall when the insert is mounted on the first sidewall and to be securely affixed to the rib of the second sidewall when the insert is mounted on the second sidewall.
A packaging system for medical components, comprising:
- a container having an interior surface and an opening;
- a lid configured to attach to the container in a manner that covers the opening;
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- means for securing the medical components within the container.
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A packaging system for medical components comprising:
- a container having an interior surface and an opening, the interior surface having at least first and second protrusions;
- a lid configured to attach to the container in a manner that covers the opening;
- an insert configured for selective mounting in multiple locations within the container including adjacent one of the first and second protrusions, the insert having a surface configured to be securely affixed to the first protrusion when the insert is mounted adjacent the first protrusion and to be securely affixed to the second protrusion when the insert is to be mounted adjacent the second protrusion.
A method of packaging medical components comprising:
- supplying a packaging system including a container having an interior surface and an opening, the interior surface having at least one protrusion, a lid configured to attach to the container in a manner that covers the opening, and an insert having a surface configured to connect with the at least one protrusion and to conform to the surface contour of a medical component;
- placing a medical component within the container with a surface contour of the medical component conforming to the surface of an insert which is connected to the protrusion;
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- attaching the lid to the container to secure the medical component within the container.
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A method of disposing of used medical components comprising:
- supplying a packaging system for shipment of the medical components, the packaging system comprising a container having an interior surface and an opening, and a lid configured to attach to the container in a manner that covers the opening in both a shipping mode in which a first side of the lid faces the interior surface and a disposal mode in which a second side of the lid faces the interior surface;
- placing the used medical components in the container in which they were shipped;
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- covering the container with the lid oriented in the disposal mode such that the second side of the lid faces the interior surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.