US 12,257,139 B2
Protective container for sterilized medical implants
Aakash Agarwal, Swanton, OH (US); and Tracy Momany, Swanton, OH (US)
Assigned to GUARDIAN MEDICAL USA, INC., Swanton, OH (US)
Appl. No. 16/970,230
Filed by Guardian Medical USA, LLC, Swanton, OH (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/018201
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 14, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/161186, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/630,997, filed on Feb. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077242 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/0095 (2013.01) [A61B 50/00 (2016.02); A61L 2/206 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61B 2050/0064 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0066 (2016.02); A61L 2202/182 (2013.01); A61L 2202/21 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective container for a sterilized medical implant comprising:
a base including a hollow body having a closed end and an opened end;
a cap that is secured about the opened end of the hollow body;
a sealing member that is compressed between the cap and the base to provide a seal therebetween; and
a first support structure that is provided on the closed end of the base and a second support structure that is provided on the cap that are each adapted to support a sterilized medical implant within the hollow body of the base; wherein:
the first support structure is an annular ridge that is provided on the closed end of the base;
the second support structure is an annular ridge that is provided on the cap;
an internal shoulder is provided on an inner surface of the hollow body of the base;
an annular stabilizing member is supported on the internal shoulder of the hollow body;
an annular groove is provided on the base adjacent to the hollow body, and
the sealing member is disposed within the groove and is radially compressed between the cap and the base.