Howmedica Osteonics Corporation

Nicole Distefano

Robert W Klein

Marc Esformes

A packaging system includes a packaging unit and an article. The packaging unit includes a solid layer, a porous layer and a plastic layer with a cavity. The cavity is configured to receive and secure the article in an opening defined by the cavity that is flexible between a first and a second dimension. The packaging unit is fabricated by a 3D printing process. A tensioning device of a 3D printing machine tensions a feed filament during the 3D printing process.

Packaging structures and additive manufacturing thereof

The present invention relates to packages and methods of using packages that provide a sterile enclosure for an implant so that the implant can be transported and retrieved without being contaminated. In one embodiment, the package includes an insert with an implant disposed therein and a tray. The insert includes a first engagement feature and the tray includes a second engagement feature corresponding to the first engagement feature. The insert is sized to fit within and engage with the tray through engagement of the first and second engagement features, where in a first position the implant is secured within the package and in a second position, the implant is retrievable from the insert. The insert moves relative to the tray between the first and positions, but remains secured to it in both positions.

Snap lock packaging

A product package includes a first member and a second member arrangeable in an unpackaged state and a packaged state. The package has a flexible member attached to the first and second members which assists in securing an implant to the first member. The flexible member is slack when the package is in the unpackaged state and is taut in the packaged state. The first member is coupled to the second member by a connector in the packaged state with the product secured between the first member and the flexible member. The flexible member is externally exposed when the package is in the packaged state. The package can also include an insert coupled to the first member to assist in securing the product in the package. The flexible member can have a pull tab forming a frangible connection with the flexible member to open the package. The flexible member may form a sterile barrier around the product.

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Denville, NJ, United States of America

Nicole Distefano