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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
David N. Plescia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sora Rhee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Emmanuel V. Tanghal, Lebanon, OH (US);
Bret W. Smith, Kings Mills, OH (US);
David N. Plescia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael J. Stokes, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Sora Rhee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Timothy G. Dietz, Terrace Park, OH (US);
Kevin D. Felder, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Emmanuel V. Tanghal, Lebanon, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for inserting components into a medical device includes a container and an attachment member. The attachment member is coupled to a sidewall having an opening and is configured to be coupled to a medical device. Utilizing the attachment member and opening, an insertable component may be inserted into a medical device within the container while limiting the risk of contamination to the interior of the container. Alternatively, a cutting knob and an alignment member mounted to a container may be used. Cutting knob and alignment member are coupled and a knife on cutting knob is rotated about alignment member to create an opening in the container to access the interior of the medical device. Another alternative includes sandwiching an insertable component between an attachable member and the medical device while the attachable member and medical device are contained within flexible packaging that may be torn away.