US 11,730,557 B2
Packages for medical devices and medical device assemblies
Padraig M. O'Flynn, Ballina (IL); Brendan J. Heneghan, Westport (IE); Thomas Renehan, Ballina (IE); Jennifer Munnelly, Ballina (IE); Robert A. Greynolds, Northbrook, IL (US); and Dmitry Sheremetiev, Oranmore (IE)
Assigned to Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US)
Filed by Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/538,725.
Application 17/538,725 is a continuation of application No. 16/619,609, granted, now 11,234,786, previously published as PCT/US2018/036633, filed on Jun. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/517,352, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0133426 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 50/30 (2016.01); B65D 75/32 (2006.01); B65D 75/58 (2006.01); B65D 81/22 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 50/30 (2016.02) [B65D 75/326 (2013.01); B65D 75/5827 (2013.01); B65D 81/22 (2013.01); A61B 2050/002 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0065 (2016.02); A61M 25/002 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaged urinary catheter product, comprising:
a package comprising:
a front sheet and a back sheet wherein each of the front sheet and back sheet includes an inner surface facing the other sheet, an outer surface facing the ambient atmosphere, a top edge, a bottom edge and opposed first and second side edges, the front sheet and back sheet being sealed to each other by a peelable continuous peripheral seal so that a gas tight cavity is defined between the front sheet and the back sheet, the peripheral seal having a top seal zone, bottom seal zone, and opposed first and second side seal zones wherein the first side seal zone of the peripheral seal extends along at least a portion of the first side edges of the front and back sheets and the second side seal zone of the peripheral seal extends along the second side edges of the front and back sheets, the front and back sheets being separated to open the package by at least partially peeling the sheets apart along the top seal zone and opposed first and second side seal zones of the peripheral seal;
a first peel-stop located in the first side seal zone of the peripheral seal and a second peel-stop located in the second side seal zone of the peripheral seal, wherein the first and second peel-stops limit peeling of the first and second side seal zones of the peripheral seal;
a urinary catheter within the gas tight cavity of the package;
an amount of hydration liquid in the gas tight cavity of the package; and
pockets defined by the first and second peel-stops, wherein when the package is opened hydration liquid pools in the pockets to reduce spillage of the hydration liquid.