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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1979
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1975
George W Poncy, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A sheath-package includes two inner sheets disposed adjacent to each other and adapted to be sealed to each other, the outer surfaces of said inner sheets being sterilizable. Two cover sheets are also provided, each of which is disposed adjacent to the outer surface of one of the inner sheets, the inner surface of each cover sheet being sterilizable and adapted to be sealed to its respective adjacent inner sheet. A sheath is formed by joining the inner sheets together along a seal line in the form of a tear seal, the portions of the inner sheets outside of the tear seal forming waste portions, the seal line terminating at two end points to define a mouth adapted for insertion of an instrument into the sheath. A tab is formed by portions of the inner and outer sheets projecting beyond the mouth, the seal line being shaped so that the waste portions connect with the portions of the inner sheets in the tab outside of the seal line. The respective adjacent inner and cover sheets are sealed together at least along the seal line and between the two end points of the seal line and at least one of the cover sheets include a weakened portion across substantially the entire width thereof near the mouth so that the cover sheet can easily be separated along the weakened portion.