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US 2026/0183471 A1Published application
Medical device packaging for inhibiting inadvertent activation
OwnerVincent Vaucherinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to packaging for medical devices that reduces the likelihood of inadvertent activation of such devices during shipping, storage and handling of the device by the user while in the packaging. Features can be provided on the packaging adjacent an actuation mechanism of the device that reduce the transmission of force on the outside of the packaging onto the actuation mechanism to inhibit the inadvertent actuation of the mechanism.
Claims20
A package configured to contain a medical device configured to be actuated by an external actuation mechanism on the medical device, comprising:
- a generally planar base;
- and
- a flexible case selectively attachable to the generally planar base to selectively enclose the medical device between the generally planar base and the flexible case, wherein the flexible case includes a body portion generally conforming to a shape of the medical device and a plurality of ridges extending upwardly from the body portion over the external actuation mechanism when the medical device is enclosed between the generally planar base and the flexible case.
A medical device system comprising:
- a medical device configured to be actuated by an external actuation mechanism on the medical device;
- and
- a package comprising a generally planar base and a flexible case selectively attachable to the generally planar base to selectively enclose the medical device between the generally planar base and the flexible case, wherein the flexible case includes a body portion generally conforming to a shape of the medical device and a plurality of ridges extending upwardly from the body portion over the external actuation mechanism when the medical device is enclosed between the generally planar base and the flexible case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.