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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Applicant:
Timur P. Sarac, Orange Village, OH (US);
Inventor:
Timur P. Sarac, Orange Village, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for storing a medical device. One step of the method includes providing a medical device having an initial tensile strength. The medical device is placed into a storage container so that at least a portion of the medical device is immersed in a hydrophobic liquid. Next, the medical device is stored in the storage container for a period of time. The initial tensile strength of the medical device is substantially preserved over the period of time.