Package for a Sterile Medical Device and Assembly Method
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorGheorghe Cojocariu
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Abstract
A package configured to contain at least one sterile medical device includes at least one first web comprising a natural-fiber material, such as paper, paperboard, or cardboard, and at least one second web including the natural-fiber material. The at least one second web also includes at least one cavity sized to contain the at least one medical device. The at least one first web is connected to the at least one second web to provide a sterile barrier preventing microbial ingress to the at least one medical device through the package. A method of assembling a sealed sterile package containing at least one sterile medical device is also provided.
Claims19
A package configured to contain at least one medical device, comprising:
- at least one first web comprising a natural-fiber material;
- and
- at least one second web comprising the natural-fiber material, wherein the at least one second web comprises at least one cavity sized to contain the at least one medical device,
- wherein the at least one first web is connected to the at least one second web to provide a sterile barrier preventing microbial ingress to the at least one medical device through the package.
A method of assembling a sealed sterile package containing at least one medical device, the method comprising:
- preparing at least one first web of the package comprising a natural-fiber material and at least one second web of the package comprising the natural-fiber material and at least one cavity sized to contain the at least one medical device for assembly;
- inserting the at least one medical device into the at least one cavity of the second web;
- and
- attaching an inner surface of the first web to an inner surface of the second web, thereby providing a sterile barrier preventing microbial ingress to the at least one medical device through the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.