Medical Kit, Packaging System, Instruction Insert, and Associated Methods

• US 20110233079A1
• Filed: 06/03/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Medline Industries Incorporated (Medline Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Tomes, Jennifer E., Zyburt, Sarah, Macinnes, Susan E.
• Application Number:
  US13/153,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20110233079A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00144 Hygienic packaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/3008 having multiple compartments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/3015 transparent
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 42/00 Surgical gloves; Finger-stalls specially adapted for surgery; Devices for handling or treatment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/00 Surgical drapes
• 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: A61B 50/33 Trays
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/0017 specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/002 Packages specially adapted therefor combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113; catheter kit packages for surgical articles A61B50/30
• 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: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

Printed instructions (4000) can be included with the tray (100) in a medical procedure kit. The printed instructions (4000) can include instructional material (4202), such as pictorial, step-by-step instructions for using the medical procedure kit. The printed instructions (4000) can be configured as a booklet. The printed instructions (4000) can be adhesively attached to outer packaging (4201), and can include a peelable label (4402) that is separable from the printed instructions (4000) and is configured for attachment to medical records. Colorization of the various components can assist in ensuring safe usage of the medical procedure kit.

Claims

1. A patient educational card, suitable for inclusion with a medical procedure kit, comprising:

patient information carried on an inner portion of the patient educational card; and

a greeting card appearance on an outward facing portion of the patient educational card.

2. The patient educational card of claim 1, further comprising at least one healing color applied to the outward facing portion.

3. The patient educational card of claim 1, further comprising a greeting.

4. The patient educational card of claim 3, wherein the greeting is configured in large-font type.

5. The patient educational card of claim 1, wherein the greeting card appearance comprises a depiction of flowers.

6. The patient educational card of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises educational information corresponding to a medical procedure.

7. The patient educational card of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises patient care information corresponding to a medical procedure.

8. The patient educational card of claim 1 wherein the patient information comprises information relating to a medical device applied to a patient.

9. The patient educational card of claim 8, wherein the medical device is one of a urinary catheter, a peripherally inserted central catheter, or a wound dressing.

10. The patient educational card of claim 9, further comprising an illustrated guide depicting patient care for the medical device.

11. The patient educational card of claim 1, wherein the patient information comprises instructions for patient-administered care;

wherein;

the greeting card appearance is configured to provide a care giver a visual indicator that the patient educational card is intended for a patient; and

the outward facing portion is coupled to the inner portion.

12. A medical procedure kit, comprising:

a tray having at least one medical device disposed therein; and

a patient aid disposed within the tray, the patient aid comprising a set of patient information carried on an inner portion of the patient aid;

wherein the patient aid comprises a greeting card appearance disposed on an outward facing portion of the patient aid.

13. The medical procedure kit of claim 12, further comprising a layer of packaging material enclosing the medical procedure kit.

14. The medical procedure kit of claim 13, wherein the patient aid is disposed inside the layer of packaging material and atop the at least one medical device.

15. The medical procedure kit of claim 13, further comprising a printed label adhesively affixed to the layer of packaging material indicating that the medical procedure kit includes the patient aid.

16. The medical procedure kit of claim 15, wherein the printed label comprises a booklet comprising at least one peelable flap that, when opened, reveals instructional material corresponding to usage of the medical procedure kit therein.

17. The medical procedure kit of claim 16, wherein the booklet comprises an outer page and a panel disposed adjacent to the outer page, wherein the panel comprises:

information questioning whether there is a valid reason for using the medical procedure kit; and

information indicating that a checklist corresponding to usage of the medical procedure kit is provided

18. The medical procedure kit of claim 16, wherein the booklet comprises pressure sensitive adhesive disposed between pages of the booklet, the pressure sensitive adhesive being configured to make an audible sound when the pages are peeled apart.

19. The medical procedure kit of claim 18, wherein the audible sound is configured as a mnemonic reminder of the patient aid being disposed within the medical procedure kit.

20. The medical procedure kit of claim 19, wherein the audible sound is configured as another mnemonic reminder that the patient aid being disposed within the medical procedure kit should be delivered to a patient.

21. The medical procedure kit of claim 12, wherein the at least one medical device comprises a plurality of medical devices arranged in order of use during a predefined medical procedure, wherein the patient aid is arranged so as to be discoverable within three steps of the predefined medical procedure.

22. The medical procedure kit of claim 15, wherein the printed label further comprises indicia instructing a user to look inside the medical procedure kit for the patient aid.

23. The medical procedure kit of claim 22, wherein the printed label comprises a booklet, wherein the booklet comprises an outer page and a panel disposed adjacent to the outer page, wherein the panel comprises:

information questioning whether there is a valid reason for using the medical procedure kit; and

information indicating that a checklist corresponding to usage of the medical procedure kit is provided.

24. A method of assembling a medical procedure kit, comprising:

disposing at least one medical device in a tray;

disposing a patient aid within the tray, the patient aid comprising a set of patient information carried on an inner portion of the patient aid and a greeting card appearance disposed on an outward facing portion of the patient aid; and

enclosing the tray in packaging material.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the disposing at least one medical device comprises disposing a plurality of medical devices in the tray in a predetermined sequence corresponding to an order of use in a medical procedure, wherein the disposing the patient aid comprises disposing the patient aid at a location corresponding to one of three first steps occurring in the predetermined sequence.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the disposing the patient aid comprises disposing the patient aid atop the at least one medical device.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising applying a label to the packaging material, wherein the label comprises a booklet having pressure sensitive adhesive disposed between pages of the booklet, the pressure sensitive adhesive being configured to create an audible sound when the pages are opened.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising instructing a user to remember to deliver the patient aid to a patient upon hearing the audible sound.

29. A method of using a medical procedure kit, comprising:

opening packaging disposed about a tray having one or more medical devices and a patient aid comprising a set of patient information carried on an inner portion of the patient aid and a greeting card appearance disposed on an outward facing portion of the patient aid; and

delivering the patient aid to a patient.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising opening pages of a booklet affixed to the packaging, wherein the pages have disposed therebetween a pressure sensitive adhesive configured to make an audible noise during the opening.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising identifying a mnemonic for delivering the patient aid to the patient upon hearing the audible noise.