US3429432A - Aseptic package - Google Patents

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US3429432A
US3429432A US672613A US3429432DA US3429432A US 3429432 A US3429432 A US 3429432A US 672613 A US672613 A US 672613A US 3429432D A US3429432D A US 3429432DA US 3429432 A US3429432 A US 3429432A
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James L Cabernoch
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    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
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  • the present invention relates to aspetic packages. Particularly the invention relates to a package from which a sterile article can be removed without being sullied by surface contaminants.
  • a conventional package for aspetic articles such as surgical implements or instruments and their trays comprises a paperboard sleeve, for imparting package rigidity to facilitate handling and storage, and a polyethylene overwrap for facilitating content sterilization and retaining content sterility.
  • Normal handling of a conventional package may result in content contamination due to abrasive or other rupture of its polyethylene overwrap, some of which may go undetected and cause associated disastrous consequences.
  • the gas perviousness, of polyethylene by reason of which package contents are readily sterilized, and bacterial impervionsness lend desirable characteristics to a conventional package which far outweight its potential hazard.
  • lt is another object of the invention to provide an improved sterile package cornprised of a paperboard container.
  • lt is a further object of the invention to aseptically remove a sterilized article from a container.
  • the features in a package by which the foregoing bjects are achieved include a container for maintaining a therein disposed article in a sterile condition.
  • the container comprises a pair of sections having an integrated continuous condition in which the sections are arranged in overlapping relationship for aseptically enclosing the article and a discrete condition in which the sections are disconnected each from the other to provide an opening for article removal in one of said sections.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a package embodying the present invention parts being broken away for the purpose of illustration.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of said package showing a pair of container sections discretely conditioned and disconnected each from the other.
  • FIG. 3 is a section according to the broken section line 33 of FIG. 2.
  • a package 10 which embodies the invention comprises a container 11 and a therein disposed article 12.
  • Container 11 may be of rigid paperboard fabrication and formed from a sleeve whose opposite ends 14 and 15 are gable fashioned and aseptically sealed about article 12.
  • Container 11 (once formed) is characterized by a Wall 16 With an outer surface 17 and an inner surface 18 enclosing article 12.
  • the character of the paperboard of the container is such that it is pervious to package distending gases following sterilization according to conventional techniques and impervious to bacteria by reason of which article 12 once sealed within package 10 and sterilized will retain its aseptic condition until package 10 has been broken.
  • container 11 in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, comprises a pair of opposite gabled end sections 19 and 20. Said sections have an integrated continuous condition in which they are arranged in overlapping relationship for aseptically enclosing article 12 as illustrated in FIG. l. I-Iowever, each of end sections 19 and 20 has a second or discrete condition in which it is completely disconnected fron1 the other section to provide in one 0f the sections (herein section 19) an opening 21 for removal of article 12.
  • the portions of Wall 16 comprising end sections 19 and 20 and accordingly each of end sections 19 and 20 is defined by a corresponding part of outer surface 17 and inner surface 18. As illustrated in FIGS.
  • outer surface 17 has been removed from about opening 21 when end sections 19 and 20 are discretely conditioned, that is, when they are disconnected each from the other.
  • the latter arrangement or conditioning prevents article 12 from coming in contact with outer surface 17 as it is removed from opening 21 and thereby prevents said article from becoming sullied by outer surface contamination.
  • the desired condition is achieved because outer surface 17 0f end section 20 adjoining section 19 is underlain by inner surface 18 defining opening 21 when said end sections are arranged in integrated continuous condition.
  • Wall 16 is characterized by an area of weakness 24 (FIG. l) for disconnecting end sections 19 and 20.
  • Said area of weakness in the integrated condition of the container comprises an outer layer 22 which is co-extensive with outer surface 17 and defines an opening 27 in end section 20 when the latter is in its discrete condition.
  • Outer layer 23 when in its integrated condition is superposed and integral with respect to an inner layer 23 which is co-extensive with inner surface 18 and which when discretely conditioned defines opening 21.
  • area f weakmess 24 end seetions 19 and 20 may be merely pulled apart to generate opemimgs 21 and 27.
  • Area of weakmess 24 is defimed by a pair of parallel lines cf scorimg 25 and 26 which gird contaimer 11 as shown in FIG. 1.
  • Lime of scorimg 25 projects frorm immer surface 18 partially into wall 16; whereas, line 26 projects from outer surface 17 partially into wall 16.
  • the outer layer 22 will rnove With the comtainer end sectiom while the immer layer 23 will remain with sectiom 19.
  • lines of scoring 25 and 26 are offset toward and 14 so that sectiom 20 im elfect becomes a cap for container sectiom 19.
  • the latter section ismeg a larger sectiom will retain the article 12 when the sectioms are separated.
  • a package comprised of a comtaimer defined by a tubular constructiom closed at its opposed emds for maintaining a thereim disposed article im a sterile conditiom, said contaimer havimg am imtegrated comtimuous comdition for aseptically emclosimg said article and a separated comditiom formimg a pair of discomnected sectioms to provide in one thereof an opemimg for article removal, the improverment in said comtainer comprisimg a contimuous Wall with perforatioms extemding partially therethrough from opposite sides and definimg an area cf weakness for discomnecting said sections and forrning overlappimg layers about said openimg.

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US3620439A (en) * 1969-06-13 1971-11-16 Fibreboard Corp Severable carton with sterile edge
US3802555A (en) * 1969-06-03 1974-04-09 Abbott Lab Surgical instrument package and handling procedure
US4782946A (en) * 1987-09-17 1988-11-08 Allergan, Inc. Soft contact lens hydration device and kit
US4890944A (en) * 1983-12-27 1990-01-02 Bristol-Myers Company Container and delivery system for stick compositions
US5655653A (en) * 1995-07-11 1997-08-12 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Pouch for orthodontic appliance
US5711418A (en) * 1996-03-29 1998-01-27 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Co. Packaged orthodontic archwire assembly
US5744289A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-04-28 Konica Corporation Solid processing agent packaging body for silver halide photographic material and processing agent supplying method
US20170057722A1 (en) * 2015-08-25 2017-03-02 Mupack Ozaki Co., Ltd. Packing bag and manufacturing method for the same
US20230109321A1 (en) * 2020-03-09 2023-04-06 Giuseppe Citterio Salumificio S.P.A. Package for food and related method of packaging

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DE2321608C2 (de) * 1973-04-28 1982-11-04 Aluminium-Walzwerke Singen Gmbh, 7700 Singen Verpackung für Medikamente oder andere Stoffe in Form von Tabletten oder Kapseln

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US3286832A (en) * 1966-03-30 1966-11-22 Reynolds Metals Co Sterile article package

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US3286832A (en) * 1966-03-30 1966-11-22 Reynolds Metals Co Sterile article package

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3802555A (en) * 1969-06-03 1974-04-09 Abbott Lab Surgical instrument package and handling procedure
US3620439A (en) * 1969-06-13 1971-11-16 Fibreboard Corp Severable carton with sterile edge
US4890944A (en) * 1983-12-27 1990-01-02 Bristol-Myers Company Container and delivery system for stick compositions
US4782946A (en) * 1987-09-17 1988-11-08 Allergan, Inc. Soft contact lens hydration device and kit
WO1989002231A1 (en) * 1987-09-17 1989-03-23 Allergan, Inc. Soft contact lens hydration device and kit
US5744289A (en) * 1995-07-10 1998-04-28 Konica Corporation Solid processing agent packaging body for silver halide photographic material and processing agent supplying method
US5836444A (en) * 1995-07-11 1998-11-17 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. Pouch for orthodontic appliance
US5655653A (en) * 1995-07-11 1997-08-12 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Pouch for orthodontic appliance
US5711418A (en) * 1996-03-29 1998-01-27 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Co. Packaged orthodontic archwire assembly
US20170057722A1 (en) * 2015-08-25 2017-03-02 Mupack Ozaki Co., Ltd. Packing bag and manufacturing method for the same
US10000324B2 (en) * 2015-08-25 2018-06-19 Mupack Ozaki Co., Ltd. Packing bag and manufacturing method for the same
US20230109321A1 (en) * 2020-03-09 2023-04-06 Giuseppe Citterio Salumificio S.P.A. Package for food and related method of packaging
US11851257B2 (en) * 2020-03-09 2023-12-26 Giuseppe Citterio Salumificio S.P.A. Package for food and related method of packaging

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