US 12,240,652 B2
Containers and systems for use during external sterilization of drug delivery devices
Anthony Bitong, Calabasas, CA (US); Jessica Liu, Agoura Hills, CA (US); Mads Schjoth Due, Lyngby (DK); Wael Mismar, Redondo Beach, CA (US); and Greg Payne, Plymouth, IN (US)
Assigned to AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/183,515.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/980,898, filed on Feb. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0261297 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. B65D 25/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 25/04 (2013.01) [A61L 2/0094 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); B65D 2501/24 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for use during an external sterilization process of a plurality of drug delivery devices, the container comprising:
an outer housing including a plurality of openings to permit and/or facilitate entry of sterilization gas into an inner volume thereof; and
at least one partition at least partially enclosed by the outer housing, the at least one partition including a plurality of first dividers extending in a first direction and a plurality of second dividers extending in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of first dividers including a first set of notches extending along a height of the first dividers and the plurality of second dividers including a second set of notches extending along a height of the second dividers, the second set of notches being configured to mate with the first set of notches to form the at least one partition,
wherein the first and second sets of notches facilitate movement between the plurality of first dividers and the plurality of second dividers such that the at least one partition is positionable in an open configuration and a closed configuration while the second set of notches are mated with the first set of notches,
wherein in the open configuration, the plurality of first dividers and the plurality of second dividers cooperate to define a plurality of chambers configured to receive at least one of the plurality of drug delivery devices, and
wherein in the closed configuration, the plurality of chambers are substantially completely collapsed.