Sterile packaging container
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsDavid Loomis, Morton B. Albert
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Abstract
The present disclosure in one aspect provides a sterile packaging container comprising a container body with a cross-sectional shape that is constant along the majority of the longitudinal axis, a cover and a closure assembly that inhibits the passage of microbial contaminants. The container is configured such that the interior of the container can be sterilized. The sterile packaging container described herein allows one to manufacture a sterile packaging tube exercising the smallest possible volume.
Claims20
A container configured for sterilization and gas permeation, the container comprising:
- a container body being a hexagonal prism with a longitudinal axis, a first open end, and a second open end, wherein the container body has a cross-sectional shape that is constant along the majority of the longitudinal axis;
- a cover forming a seal on the first open end;
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- a closure assembly that forms a microbe-tight seal on the second open end, said closure assembly comprising a closure base attached to the container body at the second open end, and a closure cap removably engaged to the closure base.
A container configured for sterilization and gas permeation, the container comprising:
- a container body with a longitudinal axis, a first open end, and a second open end, wherein the first open end and the second open end each have an engagement feature that forms a ring along an internal surface of the container body;
- a cover forming a seal on the first open end;
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- a closure assembly that forms a microbe-tight seal on the second open end, said closure assembly comprising a closure base attached to the container body at the second open end, and a closure cap removably engaged to the closure base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.