Method and apparatus for rehydration of lyophilized biologic materials

The present invention is a method and an apparatus for packaging lyophilized implants and other medical devices. In accordance with the invention, a lyophilized implant (101) may be packaged for delivery to the surgical site in a sealed, flexible/expandable, sterile inner pouch (100). The inner pouc...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser:	Shah, Devang Vijay, Kullas, Karen Elizabeth, Benoit, Bethanie J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR BABY COMFORTERS BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES CONVEYING DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PACKAGES PACKAGING ELEMENTS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROSTHESES STORING TRANSPORTING TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS UNPACKING
Online-Zugang:	Volltext bestellen
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	The present invention is a method and an apparatus for packaging lyophilized implants and other medical devices. In accordance with the invention, a lyophilized implant (101) may be packaged for delivery to the surgical site in a sealed, flexible/expandable, sterile inner pouch (100). The inner pouch may be further packaged within an outer, sterile package (103). The inner pouch contains a resealable port (105) through which rehydration liquid may be introduced into the inner pouch without opening the inner pouch. The inner pouch may be made of a flexible, substantially non-stretchable material so that the pouch can expand only to a predetermined maximum size to accept a predetermined volume of rehydration liquid. After rehydration, any excess rehydration liquid within the pouch may be removed via the same port. Next, the pouch is opened via a second opening to expose the implant for removal from the package.