US 12,440,645 B2
Medical device products including draw elements
David J. Farrell, Ballina (IE)
Assigned to Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US)
Appl. No. 17/996,761
Filed by Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/029979
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/222632, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/018,668, filed on May 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166074 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 25/002 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0046 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device product, comprising:
a package defining an interior cavity, the interior cavity including a first compartment and a second compartment that are separated by a vapor permeable barrier;
a vapor donating liquid being located in the first compartment, the vapor donating liquid donating a vapor;
a medical device and a draw element located in the second compartment, the medical device including at least a portion that is activated by the vapor; and
wherein the draw element comprises a hygroscopic osmolyte that includes glycerol and the draw element draws the vapor from the first compartment across the barrier and into the second compartment, and wherein the vapor activates the portion of the medical device.