Protective packaging assembly for medical devices and method of using same
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1. A system for packaging a treatment device comprising:
- a housing to receive a distal portion of a catheter carrying a treatment device and to suspend the device in a protective chamber, the housing including a first portion rotatably attached to a second portion to allow rotation between an open and closed position, and a flexible end cap including an opening formed therein and an interior surface to mate with an end portion of the first and second housing portions in the closed position, the end cap including opposing protrusions extending from a cap surface adjacent a distal end of the end cap, wherein when the protrusions are pressed, a shape of the opening is reconfigured to allow removal of the end cap from the end of the housing.
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Abstract
A protective packaging system for a medical device includes a housing and an end cap. The housing surrounds the distal portion of a catheter bearing a medical device so that the device is suspended in a protective chamber. The end cap holds the housing closed. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method for removing a catheter and medical device from the packaging system.
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1. A system for packaging a treatment device comprising:
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a housing to receive a distal portion of a catheter carrying a treatment device and to suspend the device in a protective chamber, the housing including a first portion rotatably attached to a second portion to allow rotation between an open and closed position, and a flexible end cap including an opening formed therein and an interior surface to mate with an end portion of the first and second housing portions in the closed position, the end cap including opposing protrusions extending from a cap surface adjacent a distal end of the end cap, wherein when the protrusions are pressed, a shape of the opening is reconfigured to allow removal of the end cap from the end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for removing a treatment device from a packaging system, the method comprising:
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providing a closed housing enclosing a distal portion of a catheter carrying a treatment device, and an end cap mated to the tail portion of the housing;
flexing an end cap and thereby altering a shape of an end cap opening;
removing the end cap from the housing while the shape of the opening is altered;
opening first and second portions of the housing to allow removal of the distal portion of the catheter carrying the treatment device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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