# US 2018/0193105 A1 · Clean medical device case

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- Number: US 2018/0193105 A1
- Document ID: US20180193105A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/861,923
- Filed: 2018-01-04
- Published: 2018-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-06
- Assignees: MilSpec Communications, Inc.
- Applicants: MilSpec Communications, Inc.
- Inventors: Howard L. Bayne, III
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180193105A1

## CPC

- A61B 50/31: Carrying cases or bags, e.g. doctors' bags
- A61B 50/20: Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (drapes with means to hold surgical instruments A61B46/23; for catheters A61M25/02)
- A61B 50/30: Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40)
- A61L 2/26: Accessories
- B65D 25/04: Partitions
- B65D 25/54: Inspection openings or windows
- B65D 43/12: guided for removal by sliding
- B65D 55/10: Locking pins {(destructible locking pins B65D55/06)}
- B65D 81/18: providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient (with thermal insulation B65D81/38)
- A61B 2050/0056: {about a lateral axis in the lid plane}
- A61B 2050/0059: {parallel to the lid plane}
- A61B 2050/007: {Locking clamps}
- A61B 2050/0081: {Pins cooperating with slots of a slideable locking bar}
- A61B 2050/3008: {having multiple compartments}
- A61B 2050/3011: {having carrying handles}
- A61B 2050/311: {Cases}
- A61L 2103/15: Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps
- A61L 2202/182: Rigid packaging means
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A clean medical device case is described herein, which includes embodiments for use both inside and outside traditional hospital settings. The clean medical device case includes an insert, lid, and locking mechanism. The insert is formed to receive a medical device and the case keeps the medical device sterile for storage and safe for transit. Wiping and soaking methods for cleaning the clean medical device case are also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A clean medical device case comprising:
an insert comprising
a lip about the perimeter of the insert, and
a body region configured to hold a medical device;
an outer frame having a first end spaced apart from a second end, the outer frame further comprising
a first groove along an inner surface of the outer frame dividing the outer frame into an upper portion and a lower portion, the first groove configured to engage with the lip of the insert;
a second groove along the inner surface of the outer frame proximate the first end of the outer frame; and
a lid configured to releasably attach to the outer frame and engage with the second groove,
wherein the inner surface of the upper portion of the outer frame, the body region of the insert, and an interior surface of the lid faun a sterile environment.

### Claim 2

A clean medical device case comprising:
an upper section hingedly connected to a lower section, the upper and lower sections forming a seal when the upper and lower sections are pivoted towards each together;
the lower section having an insert embedded within the lower section, the insert configured to hold a medical device;
wherein the inner surface of the upper section, the insert, and an upper portion of the lower section extending between the insert and an interface between the upper section and the lower section are configured to form a sterile environment.

### Claim 3

A clean medical device case comprising:
an insert comprising
a lip about the perimeter of the insert, and
a body region configured to hold a medical device having one or more accessories;
an outer frame having a first end spaced apart from a second end, the outer frame further comprising
a first groove along an inner surface of the outer frame dividing the outer frame into an upper portion and a lower portion, the first groove configured to engage with the lip of the insert;
a second groove along the inner surface of the outer frame proximate the first end of the outer frame; and
a lid configured to releasably attach to the outer frame and engage with the second groove,
wherein the inner surface of the upper portion of the outer frame, the body region of the insert, and an interior surface of the lid form a first sterile environment, and
the inner surface of the lower portion of the outer frame, a bottom surface of the insert and a bottom surface of the outer frame form a second sterile environment.

### Claim 4

A clean medical device case comprising:
an upper section hingedly connected to a lower section, the upper and lower sections forming a seal when the upper and lower sections are pivoted towards each together;
the lower section having an insert embedded within the lower section, the insert configured to hold a medical device having one or more accessories;
wherein the inner surface of the upper section, the insert, and an upper portion of the lower section extending between the insert and an interface between the upper section and the lower section are configured to form a sterile environment, and
the inner surface of the lower portion of the outer frame, a bottom surface of the insert and a bottom surface of the outer frame form a second sterile environment.