US 6,994,213 B2Granted

Packaging for push button blood collection set

AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company

InventorsJohn A. Giard, Jr., Volker Niermann

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Abstract

A package is provided for a medical device that a spring-driven button-actuated safety shield. The package includes a tray with a bottom wall and sidewall enclosure that extends upwardly from the bottom wall a distance greater than the height or thickness of the medical device. A flange extends outwardly from edges of the sidewall enclosure opposite the bottom wall. At least two gripping towers are formed unitarily with the bottom wall and project upwardly a distance greater than the thickness or height of the medical implement. Gripping towers are spaced from one another and are configured to grippingly engage the medical implement on opposite respective sides of the actuating button for preventing inadvertent actuation of the safety shield while the medical implement is in the tray. A cover extends removably across the flange and is supported by the gripping towers.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A blister package comprising:

a blood collection set with a push button and push button actuated needle safety shield mechanism, said blood collection set having a width and a height;
and
a tray unitarily molded from a plastic material and having a bottom wall, a sidewall enclosure extending upwardly from said bottom wall a distance greater than said height of said blood collection set, a peripheral flange extending outwardly from portions of said sidewall enclosure remote from said bottom wall, first and second gripping towers projecting upwardly from said bottom wall at locations spaced from said sidewall enclosure, each said gripping tower having a top wall spaced from said bottom wall a distance greater than said height of said blood collection set, said gripping towers having opposed facing gripping walls spaced from one another by distances no greater than said width of said blood collection set such that said gripping towers grip said blood collection set inserted between said gripping towers, said gripping towers and a cover secured to said peripheral flange and covering said blood collection set, being sufficiently high for preventing inadvertent actuation of said push button from outside said package.

A method for packaging a blood collection set with a push button actuated needle safety shield mechanism, said method comprising:

providing a blood collection set with a push button and push button actuated needle safety shield mechanism with a needle assembly containing said needle safety shield, a length of tubing projecting from said needle assembly and a fitting at an end of said tubing remote from said needle assembly, portions of said needle assembly having a width and a height;
providing a molded plastic tray having a bottom wall, a plurality of interconnected sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall a distance greater than said height of said needle assembly and a peripheral flange extending outwardly from said sidewalls, first and second gripping towers having tops disposed above said bottom wall a distance greater than said height of said needle assembly for preventing inadvertent actuation of said push button, said gripping towers being spaced from one another a distance no greater than said width of said needle assembly;
placing said blood collection set in said tray such that said portions of said needle assembly are between said gripping towers, with said gripping towers securely positioning said needle assembly between opposed facing sidewalls of said gripping towers;
and
securing a removable cover across said peripheral flange.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/229,740Filed 28 Aug 2002 · us provisional application
Priority: 18 Sep 2001
Published: US 2003/0062281 A13 Apr 2003
Granted: 7 Feb 2006
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

B65D 77/2024
By applying separate lids or covers , i.e. flexible membrane or foil-like covers: the cover being welded or adhered to the container
A61B 5/15003
Source of blood: for venous or arterial blood
A61B 5/150305
Construction or design features not otherwise provided for; manufacturing or production; packages; sterilisation of piercing element, piercing…:…
A61B 5/150389
Design of piercing elements: hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin