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US 5,494,162 AGranted
Package and method for delivering a medical implant
AssigneeTreBay Medical Corporation
InventorsDan H. Treace, F. Barry Bays
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Abstract
A package for sterile delivery of medical implants such as vent tubes includes a compartmented tray, a lid connected with the tray by a living hinge, and one or more posts projecting from a bottom wall of one of the compartments for retaining a medical implant in a substantially fixed position. A groove can also be formed in the tray for aligning a forceps with the medical implant to facilitate grasping and removal of the medical implant.
Claims15
In combination, a medical implant and a package for sterile delivery of said medical implant, wherein said package comprises
- a tray defining a compartment having generally opposed sides and a bottom wall;
- a lid configured to cover said compartment;
- means for connecting said lid to said tray;
- and
- means for retaining said medical implant in a substantially fixed position within said compartment during transport and removal, said medical implant being spaced from one side of said compartment by said retaining means to define a space for accommodating jaws of a forceps.
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