Medical packaging
AssigneeZimmer, Inc.
InventorLarry Landis
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Abstract
A sterile package for a medical device includes a container, an insert, and a retaining clip. The insert is releasably engaged with the medical device to constrain the position of the medical device relative to the insert. The retaining clip includes a base engaging the medical device and support arms extending from the base and encircling the insert to secure the insert in engagement with the medical device. The insert engages the container to constrain the position of the medical device relative to the container.
Claims27
A package for a medical device, the package comprising:
- a container defining a cavity with surrounding cavity walls and an opening;
- an insert releasably engaged with the medical device to constrain the position of the medical device relative to the insert, the insert engaging the container to constrain the position of the medical device relative to the container;
- and a retaining clip having a base engaging the medical device and support arms extending from the base to secure the insert in engagement with the medical device.
A package for an acetabular shell component of a hip joint prosthesis, the shell having an outer surface, an inner surface, an equatorial opening and a polar hole communicating with the inner surface, the package comprising:
- a first container having a bottom and upwardly extending side walls defining a cavity with an open top;
- an insert having a top portion releasably engaged with the open top of the container, the insert further comprising a projection extending downwardly from the top portion to engage the shell, the projection having an outer surface engaged with the equatorial opening and an end portion engaged with the polar hole;
- and a retaining clip having a base supporting the shell and support arms extending upwardly from the base to secure the insert in engagement with the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.