PACKING AND STERILIZING A PEN IN A KIT
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1. A method for packaging a pen, comprising:
- placing a writing instrument into packaging configured to be sealed such that the writing instrument is contained in a sealed portion of the packaging;
sealing the packaging; and
sterilizing the writing instrument and the packaging using gamma sterilization, such that all portions of the writing instrument are sterilized.
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Abstract
Sterile packaging of pens for use in a medical environment may include labels packaged along with a pen in a pen and label (PAL) kit. The present invention also relates to methods of packaging a pen and/or the PAL kit. In particular, the method of packaging includes the steps of placing a writing instrument into packaging configured to be sealed such that the writing instrument is contained in a sealed portion of the packaging, sealing the package, and sterilizing the writing instrument and the package using gamma sterilization such that all portions of the writing instrument are sterilized.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for packaging a pen, comprising:
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placing a writing instrument into packaging configured to be sealed such that the writing instrument is contained in a sealed portion of the packaging; sealing the packaging; and sterilizing the writing instrument and the packaging using gamma sterilization, such that all portions of the writing instrument are sterilized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A kit comprising:
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packaging; a writing instrument; and labels configured to be written on by a user with the writing instrument, wherein at least the writing instrument is sealed in the packaging, and wherein at least the packaging and the writing instrument are sterilized using gamma sterilization. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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