Method for shipping and protecting an endotracheal tube with an inflated cuff
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJessica Clayton, Donald S. Nelson, David Swedlow, Joel Colburn, Roger Mecca
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Abstract
An inflatable cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Packaging and transporting of these cuffs while inflated may provide for decreased wrinkles and thereby improved sealing of the trachea. Provided is a package for a medical device with an inflatable region, comprising a substantially non-stretchable region that substantially conforms to the shape of the inflatable region of the medical device when the inflatable region is inflated.
Claims46
A package for a medical device with an inflatable region, comprising a substantially non-stretchable region that substantially conforms to the shape of the inflatable region of the medical device when the inflatable region is inflated.
A shipping assembly, comprising;
- a medical device having an inflated region;
- and
- a package, comprising;
- a substantially non-stretchable region that substantially conforms to the shape of the inflated region of the medical device.
A method of transporting, comprising:
- transporting an inflated medical device in a package.
A method of packaging a medical device, comprising;
- inflating an inflatable region of a medical device;
- and
- securing a protective package about the inflated inflatable region, wherein the protective package substantially conforms to the inflated inflatable region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.