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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bob Bley, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kevin Van Bladel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Menlo Care, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206363 ; 206438 ; 206364 ;
Abstract
A package for a medical device made of an expandable or shape memory material is disclosed. The package is a sheath which surrounds and contains the medical device, and is of sufficient strength that upon exposure to conditions which would cause the medical device to expand or change its shape it is restrained from such shape change or expansion. The package has a tear-away or peel-away feature which provides easy access to the medical device when needed.