Package and method for delivering a medical implant
AssigneeXomed Surgical Products, Inc.
InventorsJames B. Hissong, John E. Studer
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Abstract
A package for sterile delivery of medical implants such as, for example, wire piston prostheses, includes a tray defining a compartment, an insert removably disposed in the tray, and a lid mounted by the tray for sliding movement relative thereto. The medical implant is held by the insert in a specific position above a bottom wall of the compartment and with a longitudinal axis of the implant aligned with a recess in a wall of the compartment to permit the implant to be grasped with forceps for proper presentation at the operative site.
Claims16
In combination, a medical implant and a package for sterile delivery of said medical implant, said package comprising
- a tray defining a compartment having a bottom wall and at least one wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall when said tray is oriented horizontally;
- a lid configured to cover said compartment;
- and
- means for holding said medical implant in a specified position above said bottom wall of said compartment during transport and removal;
- wherein at least a portion of said at least one wall is lower than said medical implant in said specified position and wherein a longitudinal axis of said medical implant in said specified position is aligned with said lower portion of said at least one wall to permit said medical implant to be grasped with a forceps positioned along said lower portion of said at least one wall and having a longitudinal axis substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said medical implant.
In combination, a medical implant and a package for sterile delivery of said medical implant, said package comprising
- a tray defining a compartment having a bottom wall;
- a lid configured to cover said compartment;
- and
- a pedestal extending upwardly from said bottom wall of said compartment when said tray is oriented horizontally, said pedestal including a slot configured to hold said medical implant in a specified position above said bottom wall of said compartment and a lever arm extending in cantilevered relation to said slot and movable between an elevated position holding said medical implant in said slot and a depressed position releasing said medical implant from said slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.