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US 9,173,710 B2Granted
Packaging system and method for packaging fibers
AssigneeAccutech Medical Technologies Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Van Zuylen, Richard Grant Dobrowney
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Abstract
A packaging system and method for use with a fiber, and in particular, an optical fiber of the type typically used for surgical procedures, in order to protect the fiber during storage and shipping and also allow the fiber to be easily dispensed in a controlled manner by an end user.
Claims21
A medical fiber packaging system comprising:
- a top portion comprising a top trough, wherein the top trough comprises a top outer side wall, a top inner side wall and a top wall and forms an annular shape on the top portion;
- a bottom portion comprising a bottom trough, wherein the bottom trough comprises a bottom outer side wall, a bottom inner side wall and a bottom wall and forms an annular shape on the bottom portion, wherein the bottom trough is configured to engage with the top trough to form an annular area for supporting a medical optical fiber coiled inside the annular area with an end of the optical fiber inside the annular area and wherein the bottom outer side wall is configured to bias the end of the optical fiber towards the bottom wall;
- a fastening mechanism to maintain the top portion and bottom portion in a fixed position relative to one another;
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- a single port provided to the fiber packaging system configured to support the other end of the optical fiber and to allow the optical fiber to be dispensed from the annular area in a lengthwise fashion.
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