Package for hydrophilic medical instruments
First Claim
1. A plastic package comprising at least one receiving compartment with at least one partially hydrophilic medical instrument for insertion into body tissue, wherein the medical instrument includes a capillary coated with a hydrophilic coating, characterized in that, after sterilization by radiation, it has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦
- 0.1 μ
g/cm2, wherein the plastic package has a several layer structure, wherein the innermost layer is a layer of polyester.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A plastic package for hydrophilic articles, in particular for hydrophilically coated medical instruments, 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.
-
Citations
12 Claims
-
1. A plastic package comprising at least one receiving compartment with at least one partially hydrophilic medical instrument for insertion into body tissue, wherein the medical instrument includes a capillary coated with a hydrophilic coating, characterized in that, after sterilization by radiation, it has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦
- 0.1 μ
g/cm2, wherein the plastic package has a several layer structure, wherein the innermost layer is a layer of polyester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- 0.1 μ
-
9. A method, comprising:
-
selecting material to produce a plastic package by selecting a material that has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦
0.1 μ
g/cm2 after sterilization by radiation;producing the plastic package with the material, wherein the plastic package has a several layer structure, wherein the innermost layer is a layer of polyester; selecting a medical instrument including a capillary;
applying a hydrophilic coating to the capillary;
placing the medical instrument into a compartment of the plastic package;placing the at least one partially hydrophilic medical instrument into a compartment of the plastic package; sealing the plastic package after said placing. sterilizing by radiation the medical instrument in the plastic package; and wherein the plastic package has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦
0.1 μ
g/cm2 after said sterilizing by radiation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
-
Specification