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Packaging for medical devices

US9707039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2012
Grant dateJul 18, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2050/314
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An envelope for housing a medical device includes a body including first and second panels connected to one another along an edge thereof to define an interior space sized and shaped to house a medical device sealed within a packet and a first opening arrangement including a perforation extending about the body along the first and second panels to define a break portion breakable from a remaining portion of the body to open the envelope along with a second opening arrangement including a tab extending from a portion of the body such that pulling the tab in a direction away from the body tears a portion of the perforation extending along the first panel to open the envelope.

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