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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Trevor J. Barton, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Denise Griffiths, Hamburg, DE;
John V. Hunt, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kevin O'Brien, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Emily A. Schellin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Nicholas B. Van Stolk, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Vendely, Lebanon, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A packaging assembly is designed for an applicator that contains a buttress assembly that is used with a surgical stapler to reinforce a cut and stapled tissue site. The packaging assembly protects the buttress assembly from damage due to physical contact as well as exposure to adverse environmental factors like excess moisture, etc. In one example the packaging assembly includes a dual tray design with an inner tray that holds the applicator. The combined inner tray and applicator are hermetically sealed within a foil assembly or foil pouch. The foil pouch with the inner tray and applicator within is placed within the outer tray to protect the foil from damage.