Tamper evident packaging
US6349828B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/807
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Tamper-evident packaging for a product, e.g., a wound dressing or other sterile medical device. The packaging comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet, the top sheet sealed to the bottom sheet about the product so as to seal the product between the top and bottom sheets, wherein the portion of the top and bottom sheets that are sealed to each other define sealing areas. The top sheet has at least one perforation in its sealing area so that when the sheets are separated from one another, the top sheet tears adjacent to the at least one perforation, indicating that the package has been at least partially opened.
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