Novel laminates for producing high strength porous sterilizable packaging
OwnerAjit Dixit, Melvin Mitchell +3inventors
InventorsAjit Dixit, Melvin Mitchell, Thomas Hair, Herbert Stroud, Edward Burmeister
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Abstract
A novel approach is offered to produce a sterilizable medical package by laminating either a nonwoven fabric or a perforated film to a paper web. The laminate construction exhibits properties of heat stability, strength, microbial barrier, air/gas permeability and printability. The laminate construction becomes a self-sealing package that can be sterilized by various techniques, e.g. autoclave (heat), ethylene oxide or gamma radiation.
Claims100
A sterilizable laminate comprising:
- a. a layer of nonwoven fabric;
- and
- b. a paper layer laminated thereto.
A medical packaging material comprising:
- a. a layer of perforated film;
- and
- b. a paper layer laminated thereto.
A method of making a sterilizable laminate for use in medical packaging, said method comprising the lamination of a nonwoven fabric layer to a paper layer.
A method of making a medical packaging material, said method comprising the lamination of a perforated film layer to a paper layer.
A sterilizable package comprising:
- a. a container having at least one opening for inserting at least one device into said container;
- and
- b. a laminate applied to said container so as to completely cover said opening and thereby seal said at least one device within said container,
- wherein said laminate comprises a nonwoven fabric layer laminated to a paper layer.
A sterilizable package comprising:
- a. a container having at least one opening for inserting at least one device into said container;
- and
- b. a laminate applied to said container so as to completely cover said opening and thereby seal said at least one device within said container,
- wherein said laminate comprises a perforated film layer laminated to a paper layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.