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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Kevin Barry, Buffalo, MN (US);
Robert N. Squire, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeff Lindquist, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Irina Nazarova, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin Barry, Buffalo, MN (US);
Robert N. Squire, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeff Lindquist, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Irina Nazarova, Woodbury, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A carrier tube assembly for packaging a medical catheter is disclosed. The carrier tube assembly includes an elongate tube, a medical catheter, and a plug. At least a distal portion of the elongate shaft of the medical catheter is positioned in the lumen of the elongate tube such that the proximal end of the elongate tube is hermetically sealed around a portion of the hub assembly of the medical catheter. The plug is inserted into the lumen of the elongate tube at the distal end of the elongate tube, hermetically sealing the distal end of the elongate tube. Thus, a hermetically sealed environment is established within the elongate tube. The plug includes a moisture and/or oxygen absorbing agent to absorb moisture and/or oxygen in the hermetically sealed environment.