Medical Device Package
The present disclosure provides a medical device package including a container for receiving a medical device having an area configured for storing at least one agent and a port for permitting the passage of a contact material between the outside the container and the area configured for storing the agent.
1 . A medical device package comprising:
a container having an area configured for receiving a medical device, a reservoir positioned therein for storing at least one agent; and
a port for permitting the passage of a contact material between the outside of the container and the reservoir storing the at least one agent.
2 . The medical device package of claim 1 further comprising a medical device selected from the group consisting of sutures, staples, clips, grafts, stents, meshes, sternum closures, pins, screws, tacks, and combinations thereof.
3 . The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the medical device is a suture.
4 . The medical device package of claim 1 further comprising at least one agent selected from the group consisting of drugs, coating materials, wound healing agents, adhesives, sealants, blood products, blood components, preservatives, colorants, dyes, ultraviolet absorbers, ultraviolet stabilizers, photochromic agents, anti-adhesives, proteins, polysaccharides, peptides, genetic material, viral vectors, nucleic acids, nucleotides, plasmids, lymphokines, radioactive agents, metals, alloys, salts, growth factors, growth factor antagonists, cells, hydrophobic agents, hydrophilic agents, immunological agents, anti-colonization agents, diagnostic agents, imaging agents, radiopaque agents, and combinations thereof.
5 . The medical device package of claim 4 wherein the at least one agent is a drug.
6 . The medical device package of claim 5 wherein the drug is selected from the group consisting of antiseptics, anesthetics, muscle relaxants, antihistamines, decongestants, antimicrobial agents, anti-viral agents, anti-fungal agents, antimatarials, amebicides, antituberculosal agents, antiretroviral agents, leprostatics, antiprotazoals, antihelmitics, antibacterial agents, steroids, hematopoietic agents, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, coagulants, thrombolytic agents, hemorrheologic agents, hemostatics, plasma expanders, hormones, sex hormones, uterine-active agents, bisphosphonates, antidiabetic agents, glucose-elevating agents, growth hormones, thyroid hormones, inotropic agents, antiarrhythmic agents, calcium channel blockers, vasodilators, sympatholytics, antihyperlipidemic agents, vasopressors, angiotensin antagonists, sclerosing agents, anti-impotence agents, urinary alkanizers, urinary acidifiers, anticholinergics, diuretics, bronchodilators, surfactants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antianxiety agents, sedatives, hypnotics, barbiturates, antiemetic agents, analgesics, stimulants, anticonvulsants, antiparkinson agents, proton pump inhibitors, H.sub.2-antagonists, antispasmodics, laxatives, antidiarrheals, antiflatulents, digestive enzymes, gallstone solubilizing agents, antihypertensive agents, cholesterol-lowering agents, radiopaque agents, immune globulins, monoclonal antibodies, antibodies, antitoxins, antivenins, immunologic agents, anti-inflammatory agents, antineoplastic agents, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antimitotic agents, radiopharmaceuticals, vitamins, herbs, trace elements, amino acids, enzymes, chelating agents, immunomodulatory agents, immunosuppressive agents and combinations thereof.
7 . The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the reservoir is removable from the container.
8 . The medical device package of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the medical device is positioned within the reservoir.
9 . The medical device package of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the medical device passes through the reservoir.
10 . The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the contact material is water.
11 . The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the contact material is saline.
12 . The medical device package of claim 1 wherein the port is an injection port.