Medical device packaging and antistatic system
First Claim
1. A medical device storage apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having an outer end and an inner end;
in the housing at least two recesses each configured for releasably retaining an elongate packaging tube in at least a double coil orientation so that a coil passes through each one of the recesses, the recesses being substantially parallel with respect to each other; and
a holder having an inward end and an outward end that is coupled with the inner end housing and configured for releasably retaining at least one object in an inwardly planar orientation with respect to the coiled elongate packaging tube, wherein the storage apparatus retains the coiled elongate packaging tube and object in a substantially planar orientation.
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Abstract
An elongate medical device packaging system can include a sheath, a clasp, and/or a container. The sheath can be configured to releasably retain an elongate medical device, and can be comprised of a first material and an antistatic material in an amount and distribution within the first material so as to inhibit generating static electricity when the elongate medical device is withdrawn from the lumen. The clasp can include at least two recesses configured to hold the sheath in a coiled orientation. The clasp also has a configured to hold at least one object in an inwardly planar orientation with respect to the coiled elongate tube. The container can be a multi-compartment container, which includes one compartment to hold the coiled sheath and one compartment to hold components of the medical device, wherein each compartment can be fluid-tight.
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1. A medical device storage apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an outer end and an inner end;
in the housing at least two recesses each configured for releasably retaining an elongate packaging tube in at least a double coil orientation so that a coil passes through each one of the recesses, the recesses being substantially parallel with respect to each other; and
a holder having an inward end and an outward end that is coupled with the inner end housing and configured for releasably retaining at least one object in an inwardly planar orientation with respect to the coiled elongate packaging tube, wherein the storage apparatus retains the coiled elongate packaging tube and object in a substantially planar orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical device sheath comprising;
an elongate tube having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen to receive an elongate medical device, the elongate tube being comprised of a first material and an antistatic material in an amount and distribution so as to inhibit generating static when the elongate medical device is withdrawn from the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A multi-compartment container for packaging a medical device, the container comprising:
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a top outer sheet having a first end and a second end;
a bottom outer sheet sealed to the top outer sheet around a peripheral edge to define a first compartment;
an inner insert sheet disposed between the top outer sheet and the bottom outer sheet, the inner insert sheet extending from the first end towards the second end and terminating distal from the second end to define a second compartment, the inner insert comprising at least two sections of differing materials. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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- 24. A container as in claim 24, wherein container includes a double seal around at least a portion of the peripheral edge seal.
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