Packaging system
First Claim
1. A packaging method comprising:
- providing a package configured to be supported on a surface generally extending along an x-y plane;
enclosing a first element with an enclosure;
containing a second element in a container operable to selectively release the second element from the container; and
positioning the container and the enclosure in the package such that the container rests at an elevated position above a position of the first element, along a direction generally perpendicular to the x-y plane, when the package is supported on the surface,wherein the elevated position of the container with respect to the position of the first element facilitates directing of the second element to move toward the first element upon release of the second element from the container to hydrate or activate the first element by the second element, when the package is supported on the surface.
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Abstract
A packaging system for hydrating sterile devices without comprising the integrity of the sterilization. The packaging system may include an enclosure for enclosing a device requiring hydration, a container containing a hydrate, a base located within the interior of the enclosure and an activating member located within the interior of the enclosure. The container and the device may be located within a receptacle. The receptacle may rest on the base and the activating member may be affixed on top of the receptacle. A force may be exerted on an exterior portion of the enclosure such that the activating member pushes on the receptacle and crushes or ruptures the container. The hydrate located within the container is then released to the device, thereby hydrating the device without breaking the seal of the enclosure. The sterilized environment is therefore maintained and the device is hydrated.
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21 Claims
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1. A packaging method comprising:
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providing a package configured to be supported on a surface generally extending along an x-y plane; enclosing a first element with an enclosure; containing a second element in a container operable to selectively release the second element from the container; and positioning the container and the enclosure in the package such that the container rests at an elevated position above a position of the first element, along a direction generally perpendicular to the x-y plane, when the package is supported on the surface, wherein the elevated position of the container with respect to the position of the first element facilitates directing of the second element to move toward the first element upon release of the second element from the container to hydrate or activate the first element by the second element, when the package is supported on the surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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