US2542957A - Composite package - Google Patents

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US2542957A
US2542957A US53440A US5344048A US2542957A US 2542957 A US2542957 A US 2542957A US 53440 A US53440 A US 53440A US 5344048 A US5344048 A US 5344048A US 2542957 A US2542957 A US 2542957A
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Charles C Adams
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06114—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures
    • A61B17/06133—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures of parallelepipedal shape, e.g. made of rectangular or slightly oval panels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06114—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures
    • A61B17/06119—Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures of cylindrical shape
    • A61B17/06128—Elongate cylinders, i.e. tubes

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  • the present invention relates to a composite package which shall include a sterile surgical article such as a suture or the like.
  • the principal object of the invention is the provision of such a package which is convenient to handle both from the standpoint of the surgeon and his nurse assistants, which insures the maintenance of sterility of the surgical articles contained therein, which has a minimum of manufacturing diiliculties including cost, and which is so constructed as to minimize damage and breakage if accidentally dropped.
  • the irnmediate container for the surgical article and the envelopes are sufficiently resistant ⁇ to the sterilizing fluid used, such as ethyl alcohol and the like, to prevent leakage or evaporation.
  • any of the polyethylene plastics is admirably suited for this purpose as they have the property of reasonable transparency, flexibility, toughness, are resistant to most sterilizing fluids including ethyl alcohol, can readily be made in seamless, tubular shapes which may then be cut to desired lengths and the ends heat-sealed with or without folding, or any of the well known plastic cements may be used to assist in this operation.
  • the invention contemplates that the amount of sterilizing liquid placed in the inner envelope and in the outer envelope will be less than the possible capacity of each envelope. It is also contemplated that at least some air space may remain above the liquid level in the envelopes so that there will be no tendency for the envelopes to balloon and thus accidentally rupture in case a series of such packages are placed together or put under some pressure as by handling.
  • Fig. l is a perspective view of a composite pack- Vage of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional View along the line 2-2 of Fig. l;
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a method of assembly.
  • a well known type of suture container is shown at l which comprises a length of glass tubing sealed at each end, within which has been placed a length of suture material 2 and which also carries indicia 3 which may indicate the length. grade, size, manufacturers name, etc.
  • the tube l may or may not contain a quantity of sterilizing liquid 4 as iswell known.
  • one or more of these suture tubes are placed in a flexible, substantially transparent, sterilizing liquid-resistant-envelope 5 of a polyethylene plastic or the like.
  • a flexible, substantially transparent, sterilizing liquid-resistant-envelope 5 of a polyethylene plastic or the like Such envelope can conveniently be made from a length of seamless tubing to minimize rupture.
  • a quantity of sterilizing liquid 6 of a volume less than the possible inner volume of the envelope is placed within the inner envelope 5 so as to remove at least a portion of the air above the liquid level therein and either heat-sealed or sealed with any of the well known plastic cements which is also insoluble in the sterilizing liquid used.
  • the sterilizing liquid used throughout the package may be any of the well known substances such as ethyl alcohol or the like.
  • the inner envelope 5 carrying the suture containers is then placed in an outer envelope l similar in all respects to the inner envelope 5 except slightly larger to accommodate the inner envelope and its contents.
  • Additional sterilizing liquid 8 is then placed in the outer envelope and the envelope sealed as before. It is preferable that there be a reasonable amount of space between one sealed end of the inner envelope and the corresponding sealed end of the outer envelope to enable the nurse or doctor to cut the edge portion of the outer envelope without damaging the inner one.
  • the circulating nurse (unsterileg 3 chooses a package of sutures appropriate for the occasion, that is, as to size, grade, color and number of sutures contained in the package, and with her scissors or other instrument cuts ofi the top edge being careful not to mutilate the inner envelope. Holding onto the uncut edge of the outer envelope 1 she permits thexinner envelope. and the contained liquid to either fall upon a sterile ⁇ towel from which it can be removed' by the sterile nurse Who usually Wears rubber gloves:A or to move the inner envelope out of theouter. one.
  • a package comprisingan.oute1,.sealed trans-- 1-arent ⁇ exibl: envelope containing aV sterilizingr liquids. and an innen; sea-led', transparent flexible envelope;y said inner envelope'. ⁇ containing a. steri' lizing liquidiA such af. sea-lede; container, said Yccm'-v tainer having therein. a: suture.- the'liqui'd ⁇ in each;

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Cited By (13)

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US2611483A (en) * 1950-01-04 1952-09-23 Davis & Geck Inc Flexible suture tube package with embedded tear string
US2643764A (en) * 1949-05-13 1953-06-30 Davis & Geck Inc Rectangular package of surgical articles in sterilizing liquid
US2824642A (en) * 1956-07-05 1958-02-25 James A Stoltz Package for surgical sutures
US2902146A (en) * 1957-05-24 1959-09-01 George O Doherty Sterile package
US2949882A (en) * 1958-06-27 1960-08-23 Jr George L Thomas Live fish package
US3009566A (en) * 1959-08-07 1961-11-21 Robert L Oakley Free fall aerial delivery container for liquids
US3038593A (en) * 1959-01-02 1962-06-12 Andrew A Root Means for packaging articles
US3084793A (en) * 1959-07-27 1963-04-09 Crown Zellerbach Corp Sterile package and method
DE1176792B (de) * 1957-09-25 1964-08-27 Philips Nv Biegsame Verpackungshuelle zur Aufnahme von in Laengsrichtung hintereinander angeordneten Ampullen
US3202273A (en) * 1962-12-14 1965-08-24 American Cyanamid Co Suture package for serving sutures sterile twice
US3429433A (en) * 1967-03-28 1969-02-25 Sterile Products Corp Sterile package assembly and process of making same
US3613879A (en) * 1969-08-19 1971-10-19 Philip Morris Inc Suture packaging
US20090011172A1 (en) * 2007-07-05 2009-01-08 Greene, Tweed Of Deleware, Inc. Method of packaging for thin fragile parts

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DE1114984B (de) * 1957-04-09 1961-10-12 Howard F Zoller Packung fuer chirurgisches Material
US3247959A (en) * 1964-03-16 1966-04-26 Anken Chemical & Film Corp Diffusion transfer processing solution cartridge

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1962900A (en) * 1931-08-27 1934-06-12 Davis & Geck Inc Suture package
US2232475A (en) * 1938-04-19 1941-02-18 Ici Ltd Process of molding polyethylene
US2470494A (en) * 1947-07-15 1949-05-17 Johnson & Johnson Shipping package of suture tubes or the like

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1962900A (en) * 1931-08-27 1934-06-12 Davis & Geck Inc Suture package
US2232475A (en) * 1938-04-19 1941-02-18 Ici Ltd Process of molding polyethylene
US2470494A (en) * 1947-07-15 1949-05-17 Johnson & Johnson Shipping package of suture tubes or the like

Cited By (14)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2643764A (en) * 1949-05-13 1953-06-30 Davis & Geck Inc Rectangular package of surgical articles in sterilizing liquid
US2611483A (en) * 1950-01-04 1952-09-23 Davis & Geck Inc Flexible suture tube package with embedded tear string
US2824642A (en) * 1956-07-05 1958-02-25 James A Stoltz Package for surgical sutures
US2902146A (en) * 1957-05-24 1959-09-01 George O Doherty Sterile package
DE1176792B (de) * 1957-09-25 1964-08-27 Philips Nv Biegsame Verpackungshuelle zur Aufnahme von in Laengsrichtung hintereinander angeordneten Ampullen
US2949882A (en) * 1958-06-27 1960-08-23 Jr George L Thomas Live fish package
US3038593A (en) * 1959-01-02 1962-06-12 Andrew A Root Means for packaging articles
US3084793A (en) * 1959-07-27 1963-04-09 Crown Zellerbach Corp Sterile package and method
US3009566A (en) * 1959-08-07 1961-11-21 Robert L Oakley Free fall aerial delivery container for liquids
US3202273A (en) * 1962-12-14 1965-08-24 American Cyanamid Co Suture package for serving sutures sterile twice
US3429433A (en) * 1967-03-28 1969-02-25 Sterile Products Corp Sterile package assembly and process of making same
US3613879A (en) * 1969-08-19 1971-10-19 Philip Morris Inc Suture packaging
US20090011172A1 (en) * 2007-07-05 2009-01-08 Greene, Tweed Of Deleware, Inc. Method of packaging for thin fragile parts
US8763351B2 (en) * 2007-07-05 2014-07-01 Greene, Tweed Technologies, Inc. Method of packaging for thin fragile parts

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