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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1984
Garland E Raley, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Richard W Goodrum, Richmond, VA (US);
Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A sterilizable, preferably fiber-free, perforated packaging material which can be utilized to make a package to hold an item which can be sterilized while it is inside the package comprising a first layer of perforated thermoplastic film, preferably extruded film, and having at least one heat-sealable surface, and a second layer of perforated thermoplastic film, preferably extruded film and having at least one heat-sealable surface, the first layer being oriented relative to the second layer so that the perforations in both of the layers are mis-aligned and at least one of the heat-sealable surfaces of one of the layers contacts at least one of the heat-sealable surfaces of the other layer; a package made from the packaging material; and a method of sterilizing an item in a package.