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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2000
F. Andrew Ubel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kurt Allenberg, Woodbury, MN (US);
Charles C. Polta, St. Paul, MN (US);
Anthony J. Campagna, Roseville, MN (US);
Melvin Y. Wong, Minneapolis, MN (US);
F. Andrew Ubel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kurt Allenberg, Woodbury, MN (US);
Charles C. Polta, St. Paul, MN (US);
Anthony J. Campagna, Roseville, MN (US);
Melvin Y. Wong, Minneapolis, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for storing moisture-sensitive products such as moisture-curable orthopedic splinting/casting product, in flexible, preferably elongated, pouches. The product is folded into a repeating series of discrete sections where each section has at least one segment that extend along the pouch length. By configuring the product in this way, it can be efficiently packaged, stored, and dispensed. Other embodiments of the invention include closure systems that permit sealing the pouch opening when product is not being dispensed and substantially sealing the pouch around the product during dispensing.