Catheter tray, packaging system, and associated methods

US8631935B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medline Industries, LP · US

Inventors

• Jennifer E. Tomes · Mundelein, US
• Deborah B. Adler · New York, US
• Jack E. Maze · Long Grove, US
• Alberto C. Savage · Buffalo Grove, US
• Kenneth S. Chua · Glenview, US
• Earl D. Wilson · Ingleside, US
• John H. Kutsch · Harvard, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2009
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2050/3015
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tray (100) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly (700), includes a first compartment (101), a second compartment (102), and a third compartment (103). The catheter assembly (700) and devices associated with a catheterization procedure, such as syringes (701,702) containing sterile water and lubricating jelly and a specimen container (703) can be disposed within the tray. A first barrier (105) and second barrier (106) separate the compartments. The barriers can have openings (121,122) therein to accommodate large syringes or to enable the first compartment (101) to be used as a lubricant applicator for the catheter. The first compartment (101) can include a stair-stepped contour (115) such that the syringes are held at different depths to facilitate ease of use. The various devices can be disposed within the tray (100) in accordance with their order of use in the catheterization procedure.