US 12,239,815 B2
Tub for the packaging of a plurality of nests of plunger stoppers with guiding features ensuring a reliable location of the nests within the tub
Anaïs Eymery, Saint-Georges-de-Commiers (FR); Clémentine Le Loc'h, Meylan (FR); Ferdinand Lavigne, Seyssinet-Pariset (FR); Gildas Esnault, Grenoble (FR); Laurent Jacquier, Saint Cassien (FR); and Thomas Magguili, Vizille (FR)
Assigned to Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont-de-Claix (FR)
Appl. No. 18/273,616
Filed by Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont-de-Claix (FR)
PCT Filed Jan. 26, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/051755
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/162003, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 4, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 21305102 (EP), filed on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0091433 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/008 (2013.01) [B65D 25/108 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nest and tub arrangement for the storage of medical device components, comprising:
a tub comprising a plurality of guide elements extending from at least one surface of the tub and into the interior of the tub, wherein the plurality of guide elements comprises a plurality of flexible ribs and a plurality of rigid guide ribs; and
at least one nest comprising a plurality of receptacles for the storage of a plurality of medical device components therein, wherein the at least one nest is sized and configured for placement within the tub such that the plurality of guide elements align and removably retain the at least one nest within the tub,
wherein the at least one nest further comprises a plurality of opening portions formed thereon, and wherein each of the plurality of opening portions are semi-circular in shape and are positioned and sized to substantially conform to an outer contour of the plurality of rigid guide ribs, and
wherein side surfaces of the at least one nest contact the plurality of flexible ribs when inserted into the tub, with the plurality of flexible ribs deflecting and providing a compressive force on the at least one nest.
 
12. A nest and tub arrangement for the storage of medical device components, comprising:
a tub comprising a plurality of guide elements extending from at least one surface of the tub and into the interior of the tub, wherein the plurality of guide elements comprises a plurality of flexible ribs and a plurality of rigid guide ribs; and
at least one nest comprising a plurality of receptacles for the storage of a plurality of medical device components therein, wherein the at least one nest is sized and configured for placement within the tub such that the plurality of guide elements align and removably retain the at least one nest within the tub,
wherein the at least one nest further comprises a plurality of opening portions formed thereon, and wherein each of the plurality of opening portions are semi-circular in shape and are positioned and sized to substantially conform to an outer contour of the plurality of rigid guide ribs,
wherein each of the plurality of flexible ribs comprises a proximal end portion coupled to the tub and a distal end portion decoupled from the tub.