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US 5,427,243 AGranted
Temporary pacing wire package
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorConstance Roshdy
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Abstract
A foldable package for a temporary cardiac pacing wire is disclosed. The package has a plurality of panels connected along fold lines as well as holes and tab pockets for mounting surgical needles and electrode needles. The package also has tabs and tab pockets for locking the package.
Claims5
A foldable package for a cardiac pacing wire, comprising:
- a base panel having a pair of substantially opposed major sides and substantially opposed minor sides;
- at least one winding tab extending from a first minor side of the base panel;
- means for receiving a surgical needle mounted to the base panel;
- means for receiving an electrode needle mounted to the base panel;
- a tab panel foldably connected to one major side of the base panel;
- a front retention panel foldably connected to the second minor side of the base panel, the front retention panel having a pair of substantially opposed major sides and a pair of substantially opposed minor sides;
- a tab pocket in the front retention panel for receiving a tab;
- a back cover panel having a pair of substantially opposed major sides and substantially opposed sides foldably connected along a first major side to a first major side of the front retention panel;
- a tab foldably connected to the second major side of the back cover panel;
- a tab pocket in back cover panel for receiving a tab;
- a front cover panel having a pair of substantially opposed major sides and a pair of substantially opposed minor sides foldably connected to a first minor side of the back cover panel;
- a tab pocket in the front cover panel;
- a back retention panel having a pair of opposed major sides and a pair of opposed minor sides foldably connected along a first major side to the second major side of front retention panel;
- a tab member extending from the second major side of back retention panel;
- a tab pocket in the back retention panel;
- and,
- a fold line and a slit in the back retention panel forming a tab member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.