Skin Tear Kit, Instructional Labeling System, and Methods Therefor
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsDeanna Lundstrom, Rita Graham
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Abstract
A medical kit (100) includes a package (105) having a housing (501) and a lid (103). One or more medical implements (1001,1101,1201,1301) for treating a skin tear wound are arranged in a stacked configuration within the package. An instructional labeling system (106) is coupled to the lid. The instructional labeling system can include an identification (107) of a skin tear type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat, a description (108) of the skin tear type, printed instructions (110) defining one or more steps (111,112,113,114) instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the skin tear wound, and one or more removable adhesive labels (115,116).
Claims20
A medical assembly, comprising:
- a package comprising a housing and a peelable lid having a major face;
- and
- one or more medical implements for treating a wound, arranged in a stacked configuration within the package;
- and
- an instructional labeling system coupled to the peelable lid, the instructional labeling system comprising:
- an identification of a wound type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat;
- a description of the wound type;
- printed instructions defining one or more steps instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the wound;
- and
- one or more removable adhesive labels.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of medical kits, each medical kit comprising implements to treat a common wound type, wherein a first medical kit comprises first implements to treat a first level of the common wound type and a second medical kit comprises second implements to treat a second level of the common wound type;
- wherein each medical kit comprises an instructional labeling system coupled to an exterior of the each medical kit, the instructional labeling system comprising:
- an identification of a level of the common wound type the implements are designed to treat;
- a description of the level of the common wound type;
- printed instructions defining one or more steps instructing when to use each implement within the each medical kit to treat the level of the common wound type;
- and
- one or more removable adhesive labels
A medical assembly, comprising:
- a package comprising a housing and lid;
- and
- one or more medical implements for treating a skin tear wound, arranged in a stacked configuration within the package;
- and
- an instructional labeling system coupled to the lid, the instructional labeling system comprising:
- an identification of a skin tear type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat;
- an indicator badge to identify the skin tear type;
- a description of the skin tear type;
- a pictorial image of the skin tear type;
- printed instructions defining one or more steps instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the skin tear wound;
- and
- one or more removable adhesive labels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.