Packaging for use in a decontamination system

1. An apparatus for use in a method of decontaminating a device with a decontaminating fluid, the apparatus comprising:

a tray having a bottom and sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom to define a cavity;

a membrane permeable by the decontaminating fluid positioned over the top of the tray to form an enclosed space;

a lid secured to the tray by fasteners with the membrane positioned between the tray and the lid, the lid having a central panel and sidewalls extending downward from the central panel;

a hub assembly positioned within the cavity, the hub assembly including a hub extending upwardly from the bottom of the tray and a hub conduit having a first end and a second end adjacent to the membrane; and

a lid connector assembly including a lid conduit, the lid conduit having a first end adjacent to the membrane and aligned with the second end of the hub conduit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lid connector assembly and the hub assembly each contain two or more conduits and each lid conduit aligns with a corresponding hub conduit.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the lid conduits has a different diameter than another lid conduit.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hub extends upwardly from substantially a center of the bottom.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the membrane completely encloses the tray.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 and further comprising: a seal positioned between the first end of the lid conduit and the membrane.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lid is formed of a first material that is impermeable by the decontaminating fluid and the tray is formed of a second material that is impermeable by the decontaminating fluid.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first end of the hub conduit is attachable to a lumen of the device positioned within the cavity.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a fluid flow path is formed through the hub conduit and the lid conduit and wherein the membrane is within the fluid flow path.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the hub assembly further comprises a tube set assembly removably connected to the hub conduit and removably connected to the hub.

11. A method of decontaminating a device with a decontamination fluid, the method comprising:

placing the device in a tray having a hub conduit connected to a hub extending upwardly from a bottom of the tray;

covering at least a top of the tray with a membrane permeable by the decontaminating fluid to form an enclosed space;

securing a lid to the tray with the membrane positioned between the tray and the lid and a first end of a lid conduit of a lid port assembly adjacent to the membrane and aligned with a second end of the hub conduit; and

positioning the tray with the lid secured into a decontamination chamber.

12. The method of claim 11 , and further comprising:

introducing the decontamination fluid into the decontamination chamber; and

evacuating the decontamination fluid from the decontamination chamber through a flow path formed by a lumen device, the hub conduit and the lid conduit.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the lid includes a central panel having a plurality of openings and the decontamination fluid permeates through the membrane and into the enclosed space.

14. The method of claim 12 , and further comprising:

removing the tray from the decontamination chamber after a decontamination process; and

storing the tray with the lid removed after the decontamination process.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the lid port assembly and the hub assembly each contain two or more conduits and each lid conduit aligns with a corresponding hub conduit when the lid is secured to the tray.

16. The method of claim 15 , and further comprising:

connecting a first end of each hub conduit to a lumen of the device.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein a second end of the lid conduit is connected to a vacuum pump.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the covering at least the top of the tray with a membrane includes completely enclosing the tray within the membrane.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein a seal is positioned between the first end of the lid conduit and the membrane.

20. The method of claim 11 , and further comprising:

removing the hub conduit from the hub after removing the device from the tray.