Package for medical product
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1. A pair of packaged multi-component medical devices, each packaged multi-component medical device comprising:
- a multi-component medical device comprising a plurality of components, each component comprising an individual element or a subassembly of individual elements; and
a package in which the medical device is disposed, the package comprising;
a bottom portion with cavities, each cavity providing individual access to a different component of the medical device, every component being removable from the package in any order without disturbing the remaining component or components, and each cavity forming a protrusion on a bottom surface of the bottom portion; and
a barrier affixed to the bottom portion for sealing the package;
wherein when the respective bottom portions of the pair are nested with two adjacent edges aligned, the protrusions interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a first direction but do not interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
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Abstract
A package for a multi-component medical device is disclosed. The package includes a bottom portion with cavities providing individual access to different components of the medical device, thereby enabling a user to remove components from the package in any order without disturbing the remaining component or components. The package also includes a barrier affixed to the bottom portion for sealing the package.
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1. A pair of packaged multi-component medical devices, each packaged multi-component medical device comprising:
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a multi-component medical device comprising a plurality of components, each component comprising an individual element or a subassembly of individual elements; and a package in which the medical device is disposed, the package comprising; a bottom portion with cavities, each cavity providing individual access to a different component of the medical device, every component being removable from the package in any order without disturbing the remaining component or components, and each cavity forming a protrusion on a bottom surface of the bottom portion; and a barrier affixed to the bottom portion for sealing the package; wherein when the respective bottom portions of the pair are nested with two adjacent edges aligned, the protrusions interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a first direction but do not interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a second direction opposite to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of packaging a pair of multi-component medical devices, the multi-component devices each comprising a plurality of components, each component comprising an individual element or a subassembly of individual elements, the method comprising:
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for each multi-component medical device; forming a bottom portion with cavities, each cavity providing individual access to a different component of the medical device, and each cavity forming a protrusion on a bottom surface of the bottom portion; and inserting the components of the medical device into their respective cavities, thereby enabling a user to remove every component from the package in any order without disturbing the remaining component or components; and affixing a barrier to a rim of the bottom portion to seal the package; and nesting the respective bottom portions of the pair so that two adjacent edges of the respective bottom portions are aligned and the protrusions interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a first direction but do not interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a second direction opposite to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A pair of packaged multi-component medical devices, each packaged multi-component medical device comprising:
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a multi-component medical device comprising a plurality of components, each component comprising an individual element or a subassembly of individual elements; and a package in which the medical device is disposed, the package comprising a bottom portion with cavities, each cavity providing individual access to a different component of the medical device, every component being removable from the package in any order without disturbing the remaining component or components, and each cavity forming a protrusion on a bottom surface of the bottom portion; wherein on each package; a first protrusion protrudes from a bottom surface of a flange a first distance; a second protrusion concentric with, central to, and protruding from the first protrusion protrudes from the bottom surface of the flange a second distance; a third protrusion protrudes from the bottom surface of the flange a third distance; a fourth protrusion, aligned with the third protrusion along a longitudinal axis of the package, protrudes from the bottom surface of the flange a fourth distance; and the second distance is greater than the third distance, which is greater than the first distance, which is greater than the fourth distance; and wherein when the packages are nested, the respective longitudinal axes are substantially parallel. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A packaged multi-component medical device, comprising:
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a multi-component medical device comprising a plurality of components, each component comprising an individual element or a subassembly of individual elements; and a package in which the medical device is disposed, the package comprising a bottom portion with cavities, each cavity forming a protrusion on a bottom surface of the bottom portion; wherein; a first protrusion protrudes from a bottom surface of a flange a first distance; a second protrusion concentric with, central to, and protruding from the first protrusion protrudes from the bottom surface of the flange a second distance; a third protrusion protrudes from the bottom surface of the flange a third distance; a fourth protrusion, aligned with the third protrusion along a longitudinal axis of the package, protrudes from the bottom surface of the flange a fourth distance; and the second distance is greater than the third distance, which is greater than the first distance, which is greater than the fourth distance.
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27. A method of forming packaging for a pair of multi-component medical devices, the multi-component devices each comprising a plurality of components, each component comprising an individual element or a subassembly of individual elements, the method comprising:
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forming a pair of bottom portions, each bottom portion having cavities for holding the components, each cavity forming a protrusion on a bottom surface of the respective bottom portion; wherein the respective bottom portions of the pair are nestable so that two adjacent edges of the respective bottom portions are aligned and the protrusions interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a first direction but do not interlock the packaged multi-component medical devices in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
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