Package for surgical device
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1. A package for a surgical instrument comprising:
- a top portion,a bottom portion recessed from the top portion,sidewalls extending between the top portion and the bottom portion which define a cavity adapted to receive the surgical instrument,bearing surfaces adapted to abut the surgical instrument when the surgical instrument is placed in the cavity,a flexible cover releasably attached to the top portion, and adapted to be removed from the top portion by being manually peeled from the top portion to afford access to the surgical instrument, anda conformable member situated between the cover and the surgical instrument which deforms about at least a portion of the surgical instrument to hold the surgical instrument relative to the package when the cover is attached to the top portion.
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Abstract
A package for a surgical device such as a stapler is described. The package includes a top portion, a bottom portion, sidewalls which define a cavity that receives the stapler, bearing surfaces to abut the stapler and a flexible cover. The package also includes a conformable member situated between the cover and the stapler which deforms about the stapler to hold the stapler relative to the package when the cover is attached to the top portion, and which is released from the stapler when the cover is removed from the top portion.
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1. A package for a surgical instrument comprising:
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a top portion, a bottom portion recessed from the top portion, sidewalls extending between the top portion and the bottom portion which define a cavity adapted to receive the surgical instrument, bearing surfaces adapted to abut the surgical instrument when the surgical instrument is placed in the cavity, a flexible cover releasably attached to the top portion, and adapted to be removed from the top portion by being manually peeled from the top portion to afford access to the surgical instrument, and a conformable member situated between the cover and the surgical instrument which deforms about at least a portion of the surgical instrument to hold the surgical instrument relative to the package when the cover is attached to the top portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 2. A package according to claim i wherein the conformable member is attached to the flexible cover so that the conformable member releases from the surgical instrument when the cover is at least partially removed from the top portion.
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17. In combination, a sterile surgical stapler comprising a handle portion and a jaw portion, and a sterile package comprising:
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a top portion, a bottom portion recessed from the top portion, sidewalls extending between the top portion and the bottom portion which define a cavity that receives the stapler, bearing surfaces abutting the stapler, a flexible cover releasably attached to the top portion, and adapted to be removed from the top portion by being manually peeled from the top portion to afford access to the stapler, and a conformable member situated between the cover and the stapler which deforms about at least a portion of the stapler to hold the stapler relative to the package. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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