U.S. patent application number 09/982354 was filed with the patent office on 2003-04-24 for sterile compartmented packaging arrangement.
Invention is credited to Carpenter, Curtis Lee, Cutlip, Eric A., Moyer, David J..
Application Number | 20030075474 09/982354 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25529082 |
Filed Date | 2003-04-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030075474 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Moyer, David J. ; et
al. |
April 24, 2003 |
Sterile compartmented packaging arrangement
Abstract
A medical procedure supply kit includes at least two
compartmented trays adapted for containing medical supplies. The
trays are separably connected to one another along a perforated
edge. Each tray contains the medical supplies required for one
stage of a multi-stage medical procedure. With this construction
the medical supplies for each stage are kept together and useable
in stages by separating the trays along the perforated edge and
opening each tray separately.
Inventors: |
Moyer, David J.; (Tenafly,
NJ) ; Cutlip, Eric A.; (Pinckney, MI) ;
Carpenter, Curtis Lee; (Williamston, MI) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Christopher J. Fildes,
Fildes & Outland P.C.
20916 Mack Avenue, Suite 2
Grosse Pointe Woods
MI
48236
US
|
Family ID: |
25529082 |
Appl. No.: |
09/982354 |
Filed: |
October 18, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/570 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 75/46 20130101;
B65D 75/527 20130101; A61B 50/33 20160201 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/570 |
International
Class: |
B65D 069/00; B65D
071/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A medical procedure supply kit comprising: at least two
compartmented trays adapted for containing medical supplies; said
trays being separably connected to one another along a perforated
edge; each said tray adapted to contain the medical supplies of one
stage of a multi-stage medical procedure whereby the medical
supplies for each stage are kept together and useable in stages by
separating the trays along the perforated edge and opening each
tray separately.
2. The medical procedure supply kit of claim 1 wherein each tray
includes a compartment having a bottom and side walls and a cover
removably sealed over the compartment containing medical
supplies.
3. The medical procedure supply kit of claim 2 wherein said
compartment and cover are made of plastic and said cover is sealed
over said compartment.
4. The medical procedure supply kit of claim 1 wherein said trays
maintain the medical supplies in a sterile environment.
5. A medical procedure supply kit for dialysis procedures, the kit
comprising: two compartmented trays separably connected to one
another along a perforated edge; one of said trays adapted to
contain medical supplies for starting a patient on dialysis; the
other said trays adapted to contain medical supplies for removing a
patient from dialysis; whereby a care provider can separate the
trays from one another and open each tray separately.
6. The medical procedure supply kit of claim 5 wherein said tray
for starting dialysis comprises at least one of a drape, mask,
sheet of labels, PVP prep pad, alcohol prep pads, needles and
syringes.
7. The medical procedure supply kit of claim 5 wherein said tray
for removing a patient from dialysis comprises at least one of a
dialysis use only label, a sheet of labels, alcohol prep pads,
non-vented plugs, needles, syringes and dressing.
8. A method for use in a medical procedure requiring sterile
medical supplies at spaced time intervals in the procedure, the
method comprising the steps of: providing a kit including a
plurality of compartmented trays wherein the number of
compartmented trays represents the spaced intervals in the
procedure when sterile medical supplies are desired; each
compartmented tray being connected to another compartmented tray
along a perforated edge for separation by a user; separating each
compartmented tray as its sterile medical supplies are needed in
the procedure; opening the tray to access the needed medical
supplies; and repeating the steps of separating and opening
according to the demands of the procedure.
9. The method of claim 8 in a dialysis procedure wherein said kit
includes two compartmented trays; one of said trays including
sterile medical supplies for starting dialysis; the other of said
trays including sterile medical supplies for removing a patient
from dialysis.
10. The method of claim 9 including the steps of separating the
tray for starting dialysis from the tray for removing a patient
from dialysis along said perforated edge; opening the tray for
starting dialysis and using the sterile medical supplies therein as
needed to initiate dialysis; performing the dialysis; and opening
the tray to remove the patient from dialysis and using the sterile
medical supplies therein as needed to discontinue dialysis.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a sterile compartmented
packaging arrangement and more particularly to a medical procedure
supply kit that keeps medical supplies used in a multiple stage
medical procedure that is conducted over a time interval of hours,
days or longer, sterile and together yet separable so that the
necessary supplies for a given stage can be accessed in stages when
needed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Many different medical supply kits and/or trays are
available for many of the known medical procedures. These kits
and/or trays typically include sterile medical supplies in some
sort of sealed packaging.
[0003] Institutions and care providers are often compelled to
obtain individually packaged medical supplies, or kits and/or trays
that include all the medical supplies necessary for a medical
procedure bundled in a single package.
[0004] However, many medical procedures are staged procedures,
wherein some medical items or supplies in a sterile condition are
required presently and other additional medical items in a sterile
condition are required at a future period, hours or days later. In
these situations, use of individually packaged medical supplies is
not desirable and kits and/or trays containing the required medical
supplies once opened to obtain the items needed to begin a
procedure suffer the fate of having the items required in future
stages to become exposed to the environment and pose a health risk
when used in the future.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention provides a package containing items
for any two, or more, staged medical procedure in which a care
provider requires some items in sterile condition presently and
other items for a subsequent stage or stages hours or days
later.
[0006] The present invention also provides a sterile compartmental
packaging arrangement wherein some items are used in a dirty part
of the procedure and for aseptic and infection control reasons the
rest of the items or components are kept sterile until just before
the clean procedure use.
[0007] Accordingly a medical procedure supply kit meeting the needs
and objects of the invention includes at least two compartmented
trays adapted for containing medical supplies. The trays are
separably connected to one another along a perforated edge. Each
tray contains the medical supplies required for one stage of a
multiple stage medical procedure. With this construction the
medical supplies for each stage are kept together and useable in
stages by separating the trays along the perforated edge and
opening each tray separately. Further, both portions of the kit may
be identified with the same code number to help facilitate accurate
medical accounting and billing and tracking.
[0008] In a disclosed embodiment each tray includes a compartment
having a bottom and side walls and a cover removably sealed over
the compartment. Each compartment contains medical supplies. The
compartment and cover are made of plastic with suitable sterile
barrier properties and the cover may be heat sealed or otherwise
adhered over the compartment.
[0009] The trays are adapted to maintain the medical supplies in a
sterile environment.
[0010] In a more specific embodiment, a medical procedure supply
kit for hemodialysis machine procedure includes two compartmented
trays separably connected to one another along a perforated edge.
The non-contact edges of the kit are not perforated. One of the
trays is adapted to contain medical supplies for starting a patient
on dialysis. The other tray is adapted to contain medical supplies
for removing the patient from dialysis. Supplies for starting and
removing the hemodialysis patient from the diayzer machine are
sometimes referred to as (ON-OFF) kits, or trays. This kit provides
all the medical supplies required for the staged procedure and
allows a care provider to pull an ON-OFF kit from medical supplies
stock room, open each tray separately, when required, and separate
the trays from one another for use.
[0011] The tray for starting dialysis may include drape, mask,
sheet of labels, PVP prep pad, alcohol prep pads, needles and
syringes. The tray for removing a patient from dialysis may include
a dialysis use only label, a sheet of labels, alcohol prep pads,
non-vented plugs, needles, syringes and island dressing, or other
items.
[0012] A method for use in a medical procedure requiring sterile
medical supplies at spaced time intervals in the procedure,
includes the steps of:
[0013] providing a kit including a plurality of compartmented trays
wherein the number of compartmented trays represents the spaced
intervals in the procedure when sterile medical supplies are
desired;
[0014] each compartmented tray is connected to another
compartmented tray along a perforated edge for separation by a care
provider;
[0015] separating each compartmented tray as its sterile medical
supplies are needed in the procedure;
[0016] opening the tray to access the needed medical supplies;
and
[0017] repeating the steps of separating and opening according to
the demands of the procedure.
[0018] A method of using the kit in a dialysis procedure includes
two compartmented trays; one tray including sterile medical
supplies for starting dialysis; and the other tray including
sterile medical supplies for removing a patient from dialysis.
[0019] The method includes the steps of separating the tray for
starting dialysis from the tray for removing a patient from
dialysis along said perforated edge;
[0020] opening the tray for starting dialysis and using the sterile
medical supplies therein as needed to initiate dialysis; performing
the dialysis; and
[0021] opening the tray to remove the patient from dialysis and
using the sterile medical supplies therein as needed to discontinue
dialysis.
[0022] These and other features and advantages of the invention
will be more fully understood from the following detailed
description of the invention taken together with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] In the drawings:
[0024] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical procedure supply
kit constructed in accordance with the present invention; and
[0025] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the medical
procedure supply kit of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0026] Referring now to the drawings in detail, a medical procedure
supply kit constructed in accordance with the present invention is
generally indicated by reference numeral 10 and used by health care
providers to separate and make available medical items in sterile
condition for a medical procedure having multiple stages conducted
over an extended time interval of hours, days or longer periods. As
is hereinafter more fully described, the medical procedure supply
kit 10 provides separably connected trays which are separable for
use and remain sterile until individually opened.
[0027] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, and by way of example, an
embodiment of the supply kit 10 is shown for use in a two stage
medical procedure for dialysis.
[0028] Supply kit 10 includes two compartmented trays 12, 14. Tray
12 is adapted for containing medical supplies 16 for starting a
patient on dialysis and tray 14 contains medical supplies 18 for
removing a patient from dialysis. The trays, 12, 14 are separably
connected to one another along a perforated edge 20 extending
continuously between the two compartmented trays 12, 14.
[0029] Each tray 12, 14 includes a compartment 22 having a bottom
24 and inside 26 walls, and a cover 28 removably sealed over the
compartment containing the medical supplies 16, 18. The compartment
22 and cover 28 are preferably made of a plastic type material and
the cover is sealed over the compartment to maintain sterility of
the medical supplies contained therein.
[0030] In use, a care provider separates the trays 12, 14 from one
another for use in the dialysis procedure. Tray 12, designated the
`ON` tray, may include medical supplies such as a drape, mask,
sheet of labels, PVP prep pad, alcohol prep pads, needles and
syringes. The tray 12 is opened to provide access to the medical
supplies therein and the patient is started on dialysis after being
attended to by the care provider together with the use of the
medical supplies contained in the tray.
[0031] After the dialysis procedure is completed, some hours later,
the care provider accesses tray 14, designated the `OFF` tray, and
disconnects or removes the patient from the dialysis procedure. The
tray 14 may include a dialysis use only label, a sheet of labels,
alcohol prep pads, non-vented closed, needles, syringes and a
dressing, or other items.
[0032] As can be understood the sterile medical supply kit can be
used wherever medical supplies in a sterile condition are required
presently and other medical supplies are required in a sterile
condition for subsequent stages of a multiple state medical
procedure, hours or days later. Preferably such kits include a
plurality of compartmented trays wherein the number of
compartmented trays represents the spaced intervals in the medical
procedure when sterile medical supplies are desired. Each
compartment and tray is connected to another compartmented tray
along a perforated edge extending continuously between each
compartmented tray for separation by the user or care provider.
Each compartmented tray can be separated from the others as its
sterile medical supplies are needed in the medical procedure.
[0033] Although the invention has been described by reference to a
specific embodiment, it should be understood that numerous changes
may be made within the spirit and scope of the inventive concepts
described. Accordingly, it is intended that the invention not be
limited to the described embodiment, but that it have the full
scope defined by the language of the following claims.
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