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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2023
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Martin McMenamin, Lifford, IE;
Daniel E. O'Brien, Calry, IE;
Vincent Naughton, Sligo, IE;
Joseph N. Hanley, Sligo, IE;
David A. Knauz, Riverwoods, IL (US);
Martin P. Creaven, Ballina, IE;
Stephen Collum, Castlebar, IE;
Jeanne E. Lee, Libertyville, IL (US);
Siobhan Duffy, Westport, IE;
Marine Veronique Germaine Richard, Carrieres sur Seine, FR;
Eugene Canavan, Bray, IE;
Scott J. Pupino, Lakewood, IL (US);
Kieran J. McFadden, Letterkenny, IE;
Claire O'Grady, Castlebar, IE;
Daniel A. March, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A package for a medical device such as an intermittent catheter has a case which is closed at one end and open at the other end. A cap is connected to the case by a hinge to permit selectable movement of the cap between an open position, wherein access is provided to the open end of the case, and a closed position, wherein the cap prevents access to the open end of the case. A seal is connected to one of the cap and case. The seal is engageable with the other of the cap and case when the cap is closed to form a barrier that maintains a sterile environment inside the package. The seal can be repeatedly made and broken whenever the user closes or opens the cap, respectively. The case includes a pair of slots at the open end. A pair of latches are formed in the cap. The latches fit into the slots to prevent lateral forces from distorting the cap when the cap is closed.