US 12,245,928 B2
Assemblies for sterilizing a wet stored prosthetic heart valve
David Clarke, Loughrea (IE); Karina Doyle, Galway (IE); Paul Devereux, Tuam (IE); Gerry Kearns, Galway (IE); Padraigh Jennings, Summerhill (IE); Constantino Fiuza, Galway (IE); and Stephen Montgomery, Galway (IE)
Assigned to MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Filed by Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/410,239.
Application 17/354,596 is a division of application No. 15/968,867, filed on May 2, 2018, granted, now 11,284,984, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 18/410,239 is a continuation of application No. 17/354,596, filed on Jun. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,903,808.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/595,618, filed on Dec. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/500,046, filed on May 2, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180683 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/18 (2006.01); B65D 81/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0095 (2013.01) [A61F 2/00 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61L 2/0088 (2013.01); A61L 2/0094 (2013.01); B65D 81/18 (2013.01); B65D 81/22 (2013.01); A61L 2202/181 (2013.01); A61L 2202/21 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly comprising:
a storage container configured to receive a spindle;
a sterilization container removably connected to the storage container, the sterilization container configured to receive the spindle;
a lid removably connected to a proximal end of the sterilization container, wherein the lid includes an opening configured to receive the spindle;
a reservoir defined at least partially by the storage container, the sterilization container, and the lid; and
a first seal configured to circumscribe the spindle to divide the reservoir into a first area defined at least partially by the sterilization container and the lid, and a second area defined at least partially by the storage container, wherein the first seal is configured to seal against the spindle to provide a fluid-tight seal between the first area and the second area, further comprising a sealing piece comprising the first seal, wherein the sealing piece is removably connected to the storage container.