Sterile packaging of a medical article
OwnerSimon Scheurer, Reto Aeschlimanninventors
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Abstract
A container for containing a medical device, the container including a shell with a flange area, a packaging chamber formed by the shell, a cover removably connected to the shell in the flange area, a disposal chamber formed by shell, and a latch for securing the medical device in the container. The invention encompasses a method of using the container for containing the medical device before and after use of the device. In one embodiment, the disposal chamber is adjacent to the shell and includes a latch for connecting to the medical device and, in another embodiment, the packaging chamber and disposal chamber are the same and the container further includes a cover foldably connected to the shell and a latch for locking the cover to the shell.
Claims29
A method for disposing of a medical article comprising a needle or blade-like element for puncturing or cutting the body of a patient after the removal of said article from a sterile packaging, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) after the intended use the article, introducing the article into a disposal chamber formed by the packaging;
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- b) securing the article against removal from the disposal chamber by using securing means provided by the packaging, such that unintended with the contaminated needle or blade-like element is impossible.
A container for containing a medical device, the container comprising:
- a shell with a flange area;
- a packaging chamber formed by the shell;
- a cover removably connected to the shell in the flange area;
- a disposal chamber formed by shell;
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- a latch for securing the medical device in the container.
A sterile packaging for a medical article having a needle or blade like element for puncturing or cutting the body of a patient, comprising a packaging chamber formed by the packaging, which can be opened without any tools, for enabling removal of the article from the packaging chamber, wherein after the removal and the intended use of the article, the article is introduced into a disposal chamber formed by the packaging and is secured therein by securing means formed by the packaging such that an unintended contact of persons with the needle or blade like element is prevented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.