Systems and methods for dispensing sterile items
OwnerStefan Schachtinventor
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Abstract
A cartridge assembly comprising a carrier reel, distal and proximal take-up reels, a main guide post, a first strip guide post, a second strip guide post, a packaging strip supported by the carrier reel. The packaging strip comprises first and second strip portions detachably secured to define a plurality of item chambers. The carrier reel is adapted to store the packaging strip. The distal take-up reel is operatively connected to the first strip portion. The proximal take-up reel is operatively connected to the second strip portion. Rotation of the distal and proximal take-up reels unwinds the packaging strip from the carrier reel such that the first strip portion is wound onto the distal take-up reel and the second strip portion is wound onto the proximal take-up reel.
Claims3
A cartridge system comprising:
- a carrier reel;
- distal and proximal take-up reels;
- a main guide post;
- a first strip guide post;
- a second strip guide post;
- and
- a packaging strip supported by the carrier reel, the packaging strip comprising first and second strip portions detachably secured to define a plurality of item chambers;
- wherein
- the carrier reel is adapted to store the packaging strip;
- the distal take-up reel is operatively connected to the first strip portion;
- the proximal take-up reel is operatively connected to the second strip portion;
- and
- rotation of the distal and proximal take-up reels unwinds the packaging strip from the carrier reel such that the first strip portion is wound onto the distal take-up reel, the second strip portion is wound onto the proximal take-up reel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.