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US 2010/0133133 A1Published application
Packaging for Sterile Implant
AssigneeIdeal Implant Incorporated
InventorRobert S. Hamas
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Abstract
A sterile packaging system comprises an inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover and an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover over the annular rim, the outer bowl-shaped tray having at least two gripping surfaces extending from an outer surface.
Claims9
A sterile packaging system for generally dome-shaped prostheses comprising:
- an inner sterile dome-shaped tray for accommodating the generally dome-shape prostheses and having an opening with an annular rim extending away from the opening and a cover extending over the annular rim;
- an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover extending over the annular rim;
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- the outer bowl-shaped tray having at least two opposing gripping surfaces extending from an outer surface of the outer bowl-shaped tray, the configuration of the gripping surfaces being such that when gripped by a thumb and at least one finger of one hand, the tray can be held securely and inverted.
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A sterile packaging system for generally dome-shaped prostheses comprising:
- an inner sterile dome-shaped tray for accommodating the generally dome-shaped prostheses and having an open base with a annular rim extending away from the open base of the dome, a cover extending over the annular rim;
- an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover extending over the annular rim;
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- the outer bowl-shaped tray having at least one handle-shaped gripping extension with opposing gripping surfaces extending from an outer surface of the outer bowl-shaped tray, the area of each opposing gripping surface being at least one square inch, greater than ¾ inch in length relative to the long axis of the digits and greater than ½ inch in width for one digit, said gripping surfaces extending from the outer bowl-shaped tray rim a distance at least to an imaginary plane parallel to the rim and extending through the surface of the bowl-shaped tray without cutting through the interior of the bowl-shaped tray, said gripping surfaces having a generally triangular shape with one edge thereof lying in said imaginary plane providing a stabilizing foot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.