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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Brigitte Niederberger, Thalwil, CH;
Volker Zimmer, Laumersheim, DE;
Inventors:
Brigitte Niederberger, Thalwil, CH;
Volker Zimmer, Laumersheim, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plastic package for hydrophilic articles, in particular for hydrophilically coated medical instruments, is intended to ensure the hydrophilic nature of the enclosed instrument over a long period of time. The package comprises at least one receiving compartment with a medical instrument for insertion into body tissue and is characterized in that, after sterilization by radiation, it has a proportion of volatile constituents of ≦0.1 μg/cm2.