Medical device packaging
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorsArman H. Valaie, Matthew J. Palmreuter
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Abstract
A package for containing a medical device can have a bottom portion and inner and outer lids releasably sealed to the bottom portion. The bottom portion defines a cavity for receiving a medical device. A flange extends outward from sidewalls of the bottom portion and includes an inner flange portion and an outer flange portion. The inner flange portion can be recessed below the outer flange portion. The sealed inner lid permits sterilization of the cavity. The outer lid provides a moisture-resistant barrier to the package. A corner portion of the outer lid can extend past a corner of the bottom portion. Upon application of a withdrawing force sufficient to break the seals, the inner lid and the outer lid are together capable of being peeled from the bottom portion.
Claims19
A package for containing a medical device, the package comprising:
- a bottom tray comprising sidewalls and a bottom wall to define a cavity to receive the medical device, a flange extending outward from top edges of the sidewalls, the flange comprising an inner flange portion and an outer flange portion disposed outside of the inner flange portion;
- an inner lid adhesively sealed to the inner flange portion at a first sealed region, the first sealed region forming a microbial-resistant, sterile seal between the inner lid and the inner flange portion, the inner lid comprising a sterilizable material that is permeable to a sterilizing gas to allow the medical device to be sterilized when the inner lid is sealed to the bottom tray, the inner lid and the bottom tray forming a microbial-resistant, sterile enclosure for the medical device;
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- an outer lid overlying the inner lid and adhesively sealed to the outer flange portion at a second sealed region, the second sealed region forming a microbial-resistant, sterile seal between the outer lid and the outer flange portion, the outer lid comprising a metal foil layer and an environmental member disposed between the metal foil layer and the inner lid,
- wherein a corner portion of the outer lid extends outward beyond a corner of the flange of the bottom tray, whereby, upon application of a withdrawing force to the corner portion of the outer lid, the inner lid and the outer lid are capable of being peeled together from the bottom tray.
A package for containing a medical device, the package comprising:
- a bottom tray comprising sidewalls and a bottom wall to define a cavity to receive the medical device, a flange extending outward from top edges of the sidewalls, the flange comprising an inner flange portion and an outer flange portion disposed outside of the inner flange portion;
- an inner lid releasably sealed to the inner flange portion at a first sealed region, the first sealed region forming a microbial-resistant, sterile seal between the inner lid and the inner flange portion, the inner lid comprising a sterilizable material that is permeable to a sterilizing gas to allow the medical device to be sterilized when the inner lid is sealed to the bottom tray, the inner lid and the bottom tray forming a microbial-resistant, sterile enclosure for the medical device;
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- an outer lid overlying the inner lid and releasably sealed to the outer flange portion at a second sealed region, the second sealed region forming a microbial-resistant, sterile seal between the outer lid and the outer flange portion, the outer lid comprising a moisture barrier layer and an environmental member disposed between the moisture barrier layer and the inner lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.