US 11,744,564 B2
Systems and methods for storage of sterile devices
Bud Louis Damiano, Leominster, MA (US); and Ryan Neil Watson, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on May 6, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/403,920.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/669,584, filed on May 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0343500 A1, Nov. 14, 2019
Int. Cl. A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/00234 (2013.01) [A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00362 (2013.01); A61B 2050/002 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0066 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0083 (2016.02); A61M 25/002 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sterile container, comprising:
a tray having a plurality of walls defining a cavity that is configured to be sealed, at least one of the plurality of walls including an opening extending therethrough;
a seal structure coupled to the tray, at least a portion of the seal structure being received within the opening of the at least one of the plurality of walls; and
an extension structure coupled to the seal structure,
wherein the extension structure includes a first end coupled to the seal structure and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the extension structure includes a lumen extending between the first end and the second end, and the lumen is configured to receive a shaft of a medical insertion device,
wherein the seal structure includes a first component located on a first side of the at least one wall of the plurality of walls, and a second component located on a second side of the at least one wall of the plurality of walls, wherein the second side is opposite the first side,
wherein the first component includes a hub and a stem, wherein the stem is received within the opening of the at least one wall of the plurality of walls, wherein the stem includes a groove, and wherein the second component includes at least one snap feature arranged for receipt within the groove.