Medical device packaging system
First Claim
1. A container for at least one device, comprising an inner organizing tray, an outer tray having a floor and a means to suspend the inner organizing tray within and above the floor of the outer tray, and at least one device located on the inner organizing tray, in which the inner organizer tray is encircled with at least one band of shrink-wrap material, the encircled inner organizer tray is within and suspended above the floor of the outer tray, and the shrink-wrap film is shrunken around at least one device.
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Abstract
A system and method for packaging devices, preferably medical devices that are arranged together and/or require sterilization, that permits the devices to be held to a removable insert (such as a tray) by conventional "shrink-wrap" film. as opposed to a "band" or "belt" of non-shrinkable material that surrounds (in part) the device and is affixed in some manner to the inside surfaces of a container. The removable insert is suspended above the floor of an outer tray, thus the shrink-wrap film may encircle the insert and hold the device(s) in place upon shrinkage of the film.
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- 1. A container for at least one device, comprising an inner organizing tray, an outer tray having a floor and a means to suspend the inner organizing tray within and above the floor of the outer tray, and at least one device located on the inner organizing tray, in which the inner organizer tray is encircled with at least one band of shrink-wrap material, the encircled inner organizer tray is within and suspended above the floor of the outer tray, and the shrink-wrap film is shrunken around at least one device.
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13. A method of packaging at least one device, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing an inner organizing tray, an outer tray having a floor and a means to suspend the inner organizing tray within and above the floor of the outer tray, b) locating at least one device on the inner organizing tray, c) encircling the inner organizer tray with at least one band of shrink-wrap material, d) placing the encircled inner organizer tray within and suspended above the floor of the outer tray, and e) shrinking the shrink-wrap film around at least one device.
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