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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
O&m Halyard, Inc., Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Ajay Y. Houde, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Joseph D. Hurdle, Canton, GA (US);
Joseph A. Cesa, Cumming, GA (US);
Michelle N. Farmer, Marietta, GA (US);
Prasad Shrikishna Potnis, Johns Creek, GA (US);
O&M Halyard, Inc., Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Abstract
Sterilization packaging systems with features for sealing a volume against an ingress of contaminants are provided. Such features include a sealing assembly, where the sealing assembly includes a sheet of sterilization material and a clamp for sealing the sheet of sterilization material against a container to seal the volume of the container from contaminants. Also provided is a sealing assembly including a sheet of sterilization material and a clamp having open position and clamped positions. The clamp is configured to extend about a perimeter of a container, the sheet of sterilization material is disposed between the container and the clamp when the clamp is in the clamped position to seal a volume of the container, and the clamp is held in the clamped position by a latch. Exemplary sterilization packaging systems may include other features as well.