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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Denise Marie Dacey, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Xiaole Fan, Annandale, NJ (US);
Jared James Patriarca, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Meredith McHugh Karow, Hatboro, PA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A package for a medical device includes a folder having bottom and top panels, the bottom panel including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and at least one medical device securing element. The top panel has a leading edge, and a trailing edge joined with the trailing edge of the bottom panel. The folder has an unfolded configuration in which the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in opposite directions, and a folded configuration in which the top panel is folded over the bottom panel so that the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in the same direction and are aligned with one another. The folder is insertable into a sealable pouch having a seal with a first leg whereby the leading edges of the folder are abutted against the first leg of the seal of the pouch.