Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Packaged assemblage or kit
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-02
2002-01-29
Foster, Jim (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Packaged assemblage or kit
C081S003560, C206S438000, C383S211000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06341694
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A packaging and component delivery system for use in sterile medical or dental procedures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
For many surgical procedures conducted under conventional high standards of cleanliness and sterility (i.e. good aseptic technique), components or materials such as bone screws, implants, dental implants and components, suture materials and wound dressings, must be selected during the course of the procedure.
The surgeon may wear sterile gloves and sterile gown, and it would not be appropriate to handle the non-sterile exterior of a package. In current practice, this problem is usually overcome by asking an assistant who is not otherwise involved in the actual procedure to open the package and tip out the sterile contents onto a sterile surface, or otherwise permit the sterile item to be withdrawn from the packaging.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an adaptation of existing packaging systems which will permit a non-sterile package to be selected and opened, and the sterile contents removed and delivered onto a sterile surface. This process may be carried out by the operator working under sterile operating conditions, without compromising the cleanliness or sterility of the procedure. This eliminates the need for an assistant, and facilitates the selection of exactly the items that the operator requires, with minimal interruption of the proceedings.
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Foster Jim
Nobel Biocare AB
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