Loading patent…
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsDinah K. DiBernardo, Kenneth L. Osborn, Ruth M. Fricker
Estimating the term…
A compact packaging system for elongated flexible products, such as catheters, guidewires and the like which keeps the products in a sterile environment until they are used but which allows preparation of the product for subsequent use. The system includes a housing with a main portion and a movable portion. The main portion has a plurality of passageways which receive the elongated product and a catch which releasably secures an elongated product within the housing passageways. The movable housing portion is adapted to expose a portion of the elongated product within the housing to facilitate its preparation for subsequent use.
A packaging system for an elongated flexible product in a coiled condition having more than one complete turn, comprising
A packaging system for a sterilized balloon dilatation catheter in a coiled condition having more than one complete turn, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.