IP Library Granted Patent US 11,752,297
Granted Patent B2
US 11,752,297 · App. 17/158,033 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Sterilized packaging system for catheter

Inventors: William Morris Leonard Neethling (Booragoon, AU); Christopher P. Olig (Eden Prairie, MN); Scott Bliss (Blaine, MN); Wayne Paterson (Mendota Heights, MN); Philip J. Haarstad (Chanhassen, MN); Tuan Doan (Burnsville, MN); Alex A. Peterson (Maple Grove, MN); David Blaeser (Brooklyn Park, MN)
Assignee: Anteris Technologies Corporation
A61M25/002A61B50/20A61B50/30A61B50/33A61L2/0088A61B18/1492A61B2050/005A61B2050/3008A61B2050/3015A61B2050/314
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Patent No.
US 11,752,297
App. No.
17/158,033
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A packaging system for storing a deployable medical device within a sterilized environment includes a sealed container; a tray disposed within the sealed container; a catheter assembly comprising at least one sheath; a deployable medical device engaged with the catheter assembly; and a sterilizing fluid. The tray comprises a first chamber; a second chamber in fluid communication therewith; and at least a third chamber between the first and second chambers, and in fluid communication with at least the first chamber. The deployable medical device is disposed within the tray in a storage configuration, in which the deployable medical device is disposed within the first chamber in a partially deployed state distally from a distal end of the catheter and the catheter assembly spans between the first chamber and the second chamber. The sterilizing fluid contacts at least a part of the deployable medical device in the storage configuration.

Claims (34)

1. A packaging system for storing a deployable medical device within a sterilized environment, the packaging system comprising:

a sealed container with at least one sealed seam;

a tray disposed within the sealed container, the tray having a first end, a second end, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the tray comprising:

a first chamber near the first end;

a second chamber near the second end in fluid communication with the first chamber;

at least a third chamber positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber, the third chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber;

a first rib portion in the top wall between the first chamber and the third chamber, the first rib portion comprising a first channel extending between the first chamber and the third chamber;

a fourth chamber positioned between the second chamber and the third chamber, the fourth chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber; and

a second rib portion in the top wall between the second chamber and the fourth chamber, the second rib portion comprising a second channel extending between the second chamber and the fourth chamber;

a catheter assembly having a distal end and a proximal end, the catheter assembly comprising at least one sheath and spanning between the first chamber and the second chamber;

a deployable medical device comprising a tissue material, the deployable medical device engaged with the catheter assembly and disposed within the tray in a storage configuration, wherein in the storage configuration, the deployable medical device is disposed within the first chamber in a partially deployed state distally from a distal end of the catheter assembly; and

a sterilizing fluid disposed within at least the first chamber, wherein the sterilizing fluid contacts at least a part of the deployable medical device in the storage configuration, and wherein each of the first chamber, second chamber, third chamber, and fourth chamber contain a volume of the sterilizing fluid.

2. The packaging system of claim 1 wherein the tray further comprises an attachment means at the second end of the tray for attaching a removable handle to the catheter assembly.

3. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the tissue material is in contact with the sterilizing fluid while the deployable medical device is in the storage configuration.

4. The packaging system of claim 1 , further comprising a device retaining member attached to the tray and positioned over the deployable medical device to retain the deployable medical device within the first chamber.

5. The packaging system of claim 4 , wherein the device retaining member is positioned between the tray and the sealed container, and the device retaining member has a curved top surface and a curved bottom surface.

6. The packaging system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one catheter retaining member attached to the tray and positioned over a portion of the sheath of the catheter assembly to retain the catheter assembly relative to the tray.

7. The packaging system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one catheter retaining member is positioned between the tray and the sealed container, and the at least one catheter retaining member has a curved top surface and a curved bottom surface.

8. A packaging tray for storing a deployable medical device and a catheter assembly engaged with the deployable medical device in a sterilizing fluid in a container, the packaging tray comprising:

a first end and a second end;

a top wall and a bottom wall;

a first chamber near the first end configured to receive the sterilizing fluid and the deployable medical device, wherein the deployable medical device comprises a tissue material;

a second chamber near the second end in fluid communication with the first chamber;

a third chamber positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber, the third chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber,

a first rib portion in the top wall between the first chamber and the third chamber, the first rib portion comprising a first channel extending between the first chamber and the third chamber;

a fourth chamber positioned between the second chamber and the third chamber, the fourth chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber; and

a second rib portion in the top wall between the second chamber and the fourth chamber, the second rib portion comprising a second channel extending between the second chamber and the fourth chamber.

9. The packaging tray of claim 8 , further comprising:

a recess at the second end.

10. The packaging tray of claim 8 , further comprising:

a device retaining member disposed over at least a portion of the first chamber and attached to the top wall, wherein the device retaining member has a curved top surface and a curved bottom surface.

11. The packaging tray of claim 10 , further comprising

a sheath retaining member attached to top wall at the first rib portion, the sheath retaining member extending over the first channel.

12. The packaging tray of claim 11 , wherein the sheath retaining member has a curved top surface and a curved bottom surface.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 8, 2021
From: ADMEDUS CORPORATION
To: ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055936/0747 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2021
From: NEETHLING, WILLIAM MORRIS LEONARD; OLIG, CHRISTOPHER P.; BLISS, SCOTT; PATERSON, WAYNE; HAARSTAD, PHILIP J.; DOAN, TUAN; PETERSON, ALEX A.; BLAESER, DAVID
To: ADMEDUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055861/0682 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16036417 · Jul 16, 2018
Provisional Application 62533429 · Jul 17, 2017
Related Publication 20210146092A1 · May 20, 2021