EP 1592350 A1 20051109 - POUCH FOR PACKAGING A MEDICAL DEVICE
Title (en)
POUCH FOR PACKAGING A MEDICAL DEVICE
Title (de)
BEUTEL ZUM VERPACKEN VON EINEM MEDIZINISCHEN GEGENSTAND
Title (fr)
POCHE D'EMBALLAGE D'UN DISPOSITIF MEDICAL
Publication
Application
Priority
IE 0300021 W 20030213
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004071308A1] A pouch (10) for packaging a medical device to be sterilized by a gas sterilization process has a first surface (11) and a second surface (12), which are sealed together during assembly at the edges (13) to form an outer envelope (14) having a sealable opening (16) along one side (17) thereof for receiving the medical device in use. The pouch (10) is internally divided into a device receiving pocket (18) and a venting section (19) by a gas permeable microbe impermeable partition (20). An openable vent (21) is located in the first surface (11). This flap (22) curls in response to a raised temperature thus exposing an aperture (23) through which the sterilizing gas can enter the pouch (10). When the temperature returns to ambient the flap (22) flattens out and reseals the aperture (23). In use a medical device to be packaged is placed in the device receiving pocket (18) of the pouch (10) and a desiccant strip, if required, is placed in the venting section (19). The pouch (10) is then sealed along the edge (17) and is sterilized. An adhesive patch (not shown) can then be placed over the flap (22) to provide a watertight seal. As the pouch (10) is watertight, following sterilization, it does not have to be stored under aseptic or humidity controlled conditions.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/06114 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A61L 2/206 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61B 2050/3004 (2016.02); A61B 2050/314 (2016.02); A61L 2202/181 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004071308A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004071308 A1 20040826; AU 2003214590 A1 20040906; EP 1592350 A1 20051109; NO 20054230 L 20050912
DOCDB simple family (application)
IE 0300021 W 20030213; AU 2003214590 A 20030213; EP 03710170 A 20030213; NO 20054230 A 20050912