Package for surgical implant
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsAnthony Walter Maiola, Matthew Scott Jonasse
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Abstract
A package for storing an implantable medical device during storage and shipping includes a containment region for containing the device, a flange surrounding the containment region, and lidstock sealed against this flange. A recess in the containment region permits insertion of a surgical gripping tool below the device support surface. The package may further include ribs that facilitate steadying or gripping the package during removal of the lidstock, and a separate receptacle for holding the device after removal from the containment region. The device is preferably a device implantable in the human eye.
Claims20
A package for storing an implantable medical device during storage and shipping, comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a first flange extending upwardly from the upper surface and defining a containment region for containing the device, said containment region including a support surface for supporting the device in the containment region;
- and
- a second flange extending upwardly from the upper surface, said second flange surrounding the first flange and including an upper flange surface for sealing of lidstock thereto.
An assembly comprising:
- (a) a medical device implantable in the human eye;
- (b) a package for storing the device during storage and shipping, comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a first flange extending upwardly from the upper surface and defining a containment region for containing the device, said containment region including a support surface for supporting the device in the containment region;
- and a second flange extending upwardly from the upper surface and completely surrounding the first flange;
- and
- (c) lidstock hermetically sealed to an upper surface of the second flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.