PACKAGE FOR HYDROPHILIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS

• US 20100044260A1
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Zimmer, Volker, Niederberger, Brigitte
• Granted Patent: US 8,567,602 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1411 by percutaneous method, e.g. by lancet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/3001 for sharps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/002 Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 55/12 Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging

Abstract

The invention relates to a plastic package for hydrophilic articles, in particular for hydrophilically coated medical instruments, which package is intended to ensure the hydrophilic nature of the enclosed instrument over a long period of time. The package comprises at least one receiving compartment with a medical instrument for insertion into body tissue and is characterized in that, after sterilization by radiation, it has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦0.1 μg/cm².

Claims

1. A plastic package comprising at least one receiving compartment with at least one partially hydrophilic medical instrument for insertion into body tissue, characterized in that, after sterilization by radiation, it has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦

0.1 μ

g/cm².

2. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the medical instrument is chosen from the group comprising puncturing aids, lancets, medical aids and microneedles.

3. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the medical instrument comprises a hydrophilic coating at least in some sections.

4. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, comprising polyester.

5. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the package has a wall thickness in the range of 1 to 500 μ

m.

6. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it has a multi-layer structure.

7. The plastic package as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the innermost layer is a layer of polyester.

8. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the package encloses a test unit to which body fluid is to be applied.

9. The plastic package as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the package is sterilized by β

radiation.