Packaging system with spring-loaded removal
US11505382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2050/0065
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-unit packing system includes a packaging tray assembly supporting a medical device or product. The packaging tray assembly includes a tray that holds the medical product within a spring-loaded card. The spring-loaded card being disposed within the inner container of the tray. The spring-loaded card including a one or more openings that are positioned to maintain the medical product in a defined orientation while preventing the inadvertent movement of the medical product. The spring-loaded card comprises elastic properties to allow it to be elastically compressed when the barrier is sealed to the tray, and uncompressed when the barrier is peeled away from the tray, allowing a portion of the spring-loaded card to extend beyond a surface of the tray to provide easier access, removal and transfer of the sterile medical product within the sterile field.
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