US3136418A
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Sterile package
Assignee: Ethicon Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-14
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Granted: 1964-06-09
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Expires: 1981-06-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Stacy Stanley Leroy
- 👤 Flower David Ivan
- 👤 Calabro Frank Alviro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:26
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B85/00; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/06; A61B17/06114; A61B17/06133; A61B17/06138; B; B65; B65D; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5805; B65D75/28; B65D75/30; B65D75/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A SEALED STERILE PACKAGE ADAPTED TO BE OPENED BY TEARING OFF ONE END OF THE PACKAGE, WHICH COMPRISES OPPOSITE TERABLE SHEET PORTIONS SEALED TO ONE ANOTHER ALONG THEIR EDGES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO FORM A CAVITY CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE PACKAGE, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID SHEET PORTIONS BEING MARKED WITH A TEAR LINE EXTENDING ACROSS ONE END OF THE CAVITY, AND A FLAT REEL IN SAID CAVITY, SAID REEL BEING FORMED OF RELATIVELY STIFF AND TEAR-RESISTANT SHEET MATERIAL AND COMPRISING AN ELONGATED PROTECTIVE PORTION, AN END PORTION OF SAID PROTECTIVE PORTION EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BEYOND SAID TEAR LINE, THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID END PORTIONS BEING BEVELED INWARDLY TOWARD THE END OF THE REEL BEYOND SAID TEAR LINE.
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