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US3926309A
US3926309A US384697A US38469773A US3926309A US 3926309 A US3926309 A US 3926309A US 384697 A US384697 A US 384697A US 38469773 A US38469773 A US 38469773A US 3926309 A US3926309 A US 3926309A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/002—Packages specially adapted therefor ; catheter kit packages

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  • TWO LAYER STERILE PACKAGING This invention relates to sterile packaging of medical implements and the like, and more particularly to a two layer packaging assembly in which separate articles may be packaged in separate sterile layers to permit sequential access to the separate articles, without the necessity of breaking sterilization of the last article or articles to be unwrapped by the removal of the earlier article or articles.
  • the invention contemplates packaging which will provide an optimum sterile condition for the articles to be used while admitting of simple disengagement of the articles from the packaging and reducing wrapping to be disposed of to a minimum and maintaining a high storage density for reducing storage costs.
  • the invention has utility for a number of applications of disposable packaging of sterile articles. It is particularly well adapted to the packaging of a suction catheter with a disposable glove and a collapsible rinse container which are used in conjunction therewith. The invention will be described by Way of illustration in conjunction with such articles.
  • Suction catheters are used in intubation procedures in order to remove secretions which accumulate in the mouth, throat, endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes of a patient.
  • the intubation process serves to keep these passages clear of mucous collections and, more importantly, to remove from the tracheal and lung passages materials which interfere with oxygenation of the blood.
  • Such procedures ordinarily are used for patients who require breathing assistance.
  • a typical hospital often has a large number of such patients, and thus a relatively large need for suction catheters to employ these procedures.
  • the packaging be manipulatable so as to maintain the highest possible degree of sterility in breaking open of the packaging and utilization of the articles within. Accordingly, it is another object of this invention to provide such articles in packaging which will provide sequential access to the articleswhile maintaining sterility.
  • the packaging of this invention may be readily opened to provide access to a rinse container and sterile glove, without affecting the sterility of the implement on the underlying layer in the package.
  • This invention provides an orderly packaging scheme for such articles which simplifies and enhances the technique to be utilized in insuring sterility of the articles used in medical procedures and facilitates simplicity and rapidity of use, as well as providing for high density storage and minimizing waste packaging materials.
  • the prior art does disclose a type of packaging which permits relatively high density packaging of sterile articles, but which presents problems in preserving sterility of articles to be sequentially removed from the package.
  • a package is disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,472,369.
  • a plastic sheet such as polyethylene is folded over so that its sides are adjacent, and its ends are sealed to form a pouch which may be opened by separating the opposite side edges.
  • the package is then sealed by the use of a paper peel tab along these adjacent side edges, which tab may be torn away for access to the package.
  • the peel tab permits the package to be sterilized after assembly because it is permeable to sterilizing gases.
  • the opening of the package and entry by the user with an unsterilized hand to remove the glove gives unsterile contact with the edges of the pouch and with the interior of the pouch, and indeed presents the possibility of contacting the catheter itself with an unsterilized hand.
  • the gloved hand entering the package to extract the catheter may be contaminated because the same package has already been entered by an ungloved hand. Indeed the sterility of the catheter itself may be broken simply in the procedure of extracting the glove and the rinse cup from the package.
  • packaging which is generally of the type shown in US. Pat. No. 3 ,472,369 utilizing a folded plastic sheet forming a pouch and having an overlying paper closure sheet, although with modifications resulting in substantial mechanical and procedural advantages over the packaging disclosed in the prior art.
  • a plastic sheet is folded along two generally parallel fold lines so that two side edges of the sheet are generally adjacent, the
  • a semipermeable bacteria impermeable closure sheet overlies the area in which the two opposite side edges of the plastic sheet are disposed to form a second pouch adjacent the plastic sheet to receive a sterile article, such closure sheet being sealed around its perimeter to the plastic sheet; a first sterile article lies in the first pouch, and a second sterile article is disposed in the second pouch whereby the package may be opened by tearing away the closure sheet so that the second article may be readily removed from its pouch without contacting the first article or the interior or side edges of the first pouch, and the first article may thereafter be removed between the adjacent side edges of the first pouch, still in sterile condition.
  • FIG. 1 is a partially exploded view of packaging formed in accordance with the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along the lines 2-2 of FIG. 1, with the package shown assembled with some portions exaggerated to permit the elements illustrated to be more easily seen;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the package of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective illustration of the package of FIG. 1 with the initial closure sheet torn back to provide access to the top layer of the packaging;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the removal of the medical implement from the lower layer of the packaging.
  • a two layer sterile packaging assembly generally indicated by the reference numeral 10, to permit sequential access to separately packaged articles in order to preserve the sterility of the later unwrapped articles during removal of the earlier removed articles.
  • a first pouch 11 is formed utilizing a plastic sheet 12 which is folded over along generally parallel folded lines .to bring opposite side edges 16 into generally adjacent relationship. The opposite side edges 16 may be brought into overlapping relationship, but preferably are disposed so that a slight gap remains between the side edges 16, as illustrated in the drawings.
  • the plastic sheet 12 is preferably formed from a heat sealable plastic such as polyethylene.
  • the folded layers of the sheet 12 are sealed across each end as indicated by the stipled areas 18, so that pouch 11 is formed with ends sealed at 18 and an access opening provided along the juxtaposed side edges 16.
  • the sealing of one end of the sheet 12 in the stipled area 18 may conveniently be formed as the last step in assembling the package, after the article or articles to be packaged have been placed in the package.
  • a paper closure sheet 20 lies across plastic sheet 12 including opposite side edges 16, forming in cooperation with sheet 12 a second pouch 22.
  • Pouch 22 has sufficient width to permit ready insertion of a disposable glove and collapsible rinse container.
  • the closure sheet 20 is preferably formed from a thin paper material which is impermeable to bacteria, but which is permeable to a sterilizing gas so that the interior of the package may be sterilized after assembly of the complete packaging with articles enclosed therein.
  • the closure sheet 20 is bonded by convenient means such as heat sealing about its perimeter as indicated at the stipled side areas 24 and stipled end areas 26, so that a complete seal is provided for pouches 11 and 22.
  • the seal on one of the end areas 26 bonding the closure sheet 20 to the plastic sheet 12 may conveniently be carried out as the last step in the packaging procedure, after the articles to be placed in the package have been implaced.
  • the drawing illustrates its utilization with a suction catheter which is packaged with a sterile glove and collapsible rinse container.
  • the suction catheter 28 is placed in pouch 11 in an unrestrained state. It is not necessary to coil or restrain the catheter 28 in order to preserve sterility of the first pouch 11 on breaking into the package.
  • the disposable glove 30 and collapsible rinse container 32 are shown folded and lying in the second pouch 22.
  • the disposable glove may be any of a number available on the market, a suitable one being the disposable glove adhered to paper backing produced by Arbrook, Inc.
  • the collapsible container 32 may be a container folded along the lines of a typical grocery sack or air sickness bag, although of a smaller size, which is storable in an essentially flat state.
  • the plastic sheet 12 may first be folded and then placed against the paper closure sheet 20 in aligned relationship.
  • the heat sealing of one end of the plastic sheet at 18 and one end of the paper closure sheet 20 to the plastic sheet 12 as illustrated by stipled area 26 at one end may be performed simultaneously with the sealing of the sides of the paper sheet 20 to the plastic sheet 12 as shown in stipled area 24.
  • the incomplete packaging thus formed can be stored until ready for introduction of the articles for preparation of a complete package.
  • the suction catheter 28 may be placed into pouch 11 at the unsealed end of the package, and likewise the glove 30 and container 32 placed in the second pouch 22 through the unsealed end.
  • the seal of the plastic sheet to itself between layers as indicated at the stipled area 18 and the paper sheet 20 to the plastic sheet 12 as indicated by stipled area 26 can be formed simultaneously to complete the sealing of the package at the theretofore open end.
  • the package and contents may be placed in an environment of sterilizing gas to sterilize the package, and thereafter be purged by vacuum so that the complete sterile package is ready for shipment.
  • FIGS. 3-5 Once the article has been transported to its site of usage and is ready for use, entry into the package is performed as indicated by FIGS. 3-5. As illustrated in FIG. 3, an end of the paper closure sheet 20 extending beyond the sealed area 26 is available for grasping to tear the closure sheet 20 lengthwise of the package, thus exposing pouch 22 and making the disposable glove 30 and rinse container 32 readily accessible without contacting the interior of pouch 1 l, the catheter 28 itself, or the side edges 16 which form the pouch l1.
  • the glove 30 and container 32 may be removed from pouch 22.
  • the user places the glove 30 on his hand without touching the outer surfaces of the glove, either before or after filling the rinse container 32. With the donning of glove 30, entry into the lower layer of the package at pouch 11 may proceed.
  • the users gloved hand may be used to separate the opposite side edges 16 of the sheet 12 to provide access to pouch 11, and thus remove the suction catheter 28 for use.
  • the entire amount of waste materials remaining after use may be wadded into a small ball and placed in the disposable glove to provide a small and compact material to be disposed of.
  • Two layer sterile packaging for separate articles comprising:
  • a sterile package for a medical implement having a plastic sheet folded along two lines generally parallel to two opposite side edges of the sheet, the folded layers of the sheet being sealed together across each end to form a first pouch to which access may be had between such two opposite side edges, and a closure sheet overlying the plastic sheet including the area in which the two opposite side edges are disposed, such closure sheet being sealed to the plastic sheet around a perimeter encompassing a portion of said two opposite side edges; and a sterile implement lying in the first pouch; the improvement comprising:
  • the closure sheet having sufficient width that a second pouch formed by the closure sheet and the plastic sheet will readily receive a disposable glove, said second pouch containing at least one article comprising a disposable glove whereby the package may be opened by tearing away the closure sheet so that the glove may be readily removed from the second pouch without contacting the sterile implement or the interior or side edges of the first pouch, and placed on the users hand, after which the hand having the sterile glove thereon may be inserted into the first pouch to remove the implement through the longitudinal opening.

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DE2429387A DE2429387C2 (de) 1973-08-01 1974-06-19 Sterile Verpackung mit einer gefalteten Kunststoffolie
GB2733974A GB1455670A (en) 1973-08-01 1974-06-20 Sterile package
JP7218074A JPS5652790B2 (fr) 1973-08-01 1974-06-24
CH926274A CH571984A5 (fr) 1973-08-01 1974-07-05
CA205,042A CA1024475A (fr) 1973-08-01 1974-07-18 Emballage sterile a deux rangs
BE147175A BE818362A (fr) 1973-08-01 1974-08-01 Emballage sterile a deux couches

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