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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Phillip Davis, Weston, CT (US);
Vito L. DiPinto, South Windsor, CT (US);
General Hospital Supply Corporation, Wilton, CT (US);
Abstract
A trayliner for cushioning an article contained in a tray during a sterilization process, the tray including a base having a multiplicity of holes. The trayliner has a multiplicity of holes arranged such that at least a portion of the holes of the trayliner will be generally aligned with at least a portion of the holes of the base of the tray when the trayliner is positioned on the base of the tray. A method of sterilizing an article is also provided and includes positioning a closed cell polyethylene foam plastic trayliner having a multiplicity of holes into a tray, and positioning the article onto the trayliner. The tray containing the trayliner and the article is placed in a sterilization unit, and the sterilization unit is operated. According to one aspect, a base of the tray includes a multiplicity of holes. The method further includes arranging the multiplicity of holes of the trayliner such that at least a portion of the holes of the trayliner will be generally aligned with at least a portion of the multiplicity of holes of the base of the tray when the trayliner is positioned on the base of the tray, and positioning the foam plastic trayliner on the base of the tray such that at least a portion of the holes of the trayliner are generally aligned with at least a portion of the holes of the base.