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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1993
Dinah K DiBernardo, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth L Osborn, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ruth M Fricker, Mountain View, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A compact packaging system for elongated flexible products, such as catheters, guidewires and the like which keeps the products in a sterile environment until they are used but which allows preparation of the product for subsequent use. The system includes a housing with a main portion and a movable portion. The main portion has a plurality of passageways which receive the elongated product and a catch which releasably secures an elongated product within the housing passageways. The movable housing portion is adapted to expose a portion of the elongated product within the housing to facilitate its preparation for subsequent use.