Packing Allowing Gas Sterilization

• US 20100274200A1
• Filed: 05/30/2008
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Original Assignee: Unomedical A/S
• Inventors: Nielsen, Jens Egebjerg
• Application Number:
  US12/602,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20100274200A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/264
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0813 Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/30 Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1581 Right-angle needle-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1585 Needle inserters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1587 suitable for being connected to an infusion line after insertion into a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/001 Apparatus specially adapted for cleaning or sterilising syringes or needles
• 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: A61M 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3202 Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps A61M5/50 takes precedence; for infusion spikes A61M5/1626; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/322 Retractable needles, i.e. disconnected from and withdrawn into the syringe barrel by the piston devices for protecting guide needles in combination with catheters A61M25/0612

Abstract

This invention relates to a packing for a medical device comprising a fabric or non-woven based layer e.g. provided with an adhesive surface or another layer for securing a device to the skin of a patient. The packing comprises at least one layer (1) impenetrable to gas which layer has at least one opening (5), said opening (5) is covered by a filter layer (11) which is permeable for sterilization gas, wherein the filter layer (11) is a part of the medical device to be sterilised. According to one embodiment the part of the filter layer (11) surrounding the opening (5) is placed in close contact with two opposing parts of the packing where a first part of the packing (1) which is provided with the opening (5) is in close contact with a first side of the filter layer (11) and the second part of the packing (8) is in close contact with the opposite side of the filter layer (11).

Claims

1. Packing for a medical device the packing comprising at least one layer impenetrable to gas the at least one layer includes at least one opening, said opening is covered by a filter layer which is permeable for sterilization gas, wherein the filter layer is a part of the medical device to be sterilised.

2. Packing according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the filter layer surrounding the opening is placed in close contact with two opposing parts of the packing where a first part of the packing which is provided with the opening is in close contact with a first side of the filter layer and a second part of the packing is in close contact with an opposite side of the filter layer.

3. Packing according to claim 2, wherein the filter layer is part of a mounting pad provided with a single sided adhesive coating.

4. Packing according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive coating faces the second part of the packing.

5. Packing according to claim 3, wherein the adhesive coating is provided with a release layer.

6. Packing according to claim 1, wherein the filter layer comprises a skin compatible non-woven backing.

7. Packing according to, claim 1, wherein the medical device is an infusion part comprising a body of a hard material, a mounting pad provided with an adhesive surface and a cannula.