DE7126400U - Bag for the aseptic storage of the contents of the bag, especially for injection syringes and accessories - Google Patents

Description

South el Monte, Calif.

Bags for aseptic storage of the contents of the bag, especially for injection syringes and accessories

Hypodermic syringes and other containers for an injection treatment must be kept in a sterile condition during shipping and storage. It is also important that the syringe can be made ready for use without losing sterility. To maintain sterility during There are already numerous external envelopes to be preserved and packaging has been proposed. In general, the known sleeves and packaging cannot be easily removed. distant? you need two hands to open or tear open the sleeve and the syringe must be removed from the torn one with your fingers Sleeve can be removed. Common known means for opening the sleeves and packages are tear threads and perforations. These means are not suitable for maintaining the sterile state. If no special means of opening is provided, a corner of the package is often torn off when torn open and in this case it is then difficult to read the contents from the pack, especially if the contents are rigid and key-fitted in the pack.

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The object of the invention is to create a new type of bag? which keeps the contents in an isolated and sterile state during storage and which opens conveniently at the same time so that the contents can be removed without the hand or fingers having to touch the contents.

In particular, the invention seeks to provide a pouch for pre-filled hypodermic syringes which is of those mentioned above Defects eliminated.

To solve this problem, the invention provides a novel imperforate flexible bag with a solid or liquid Contents which hold the contents in the aseptic state before opening and which are on one edge near one end thereof has a slit, νοη your the inside of the bag through a closure is separated.

The bag is preferably made of a transparent plastic in a rectangular shape and the closure is produced by heating, whereby the superimposed plastic layers melt together.

The invention represents a significant advance in the art because it is now possible to remove the protective cover from the contents without touching or otherwise grasping the contents must become. Furthermore, according to the invention, the whole end of the pack can be torn off cleanly with a single handle, so that the Content is easily accessible and can be emptied.

Further details of the invention can be found in the following detailed description of two exemplary embodiments with reference to the enclosed Drawings. Show it:

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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment, the

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the bag area with the slit and the closure; FIG.

3 shows another embodiment of the area of the slot and the termination;

4 shows the embodiment of FIG. 1 after the slot has been added has been used to tear off one end of the bag;

5 shows the emptying of the contents of the bag without touching the same.

The bag 10 has a rectangular shape. Size and shape of the Bags are of importance and are used by Dsr Great and Fons of the picked up objects 12 and 14 determined.

A slot 16 is surrounded by a separate semicircular weld point 18. Otherwise, the bag 10 is complete closed to ensure sterility of the contents of the bag.

The weld can also completely encompass the slot, as shown in Fig. 3, where a rectangular weld surrounds the slot 22 completely.

In use, one simply grasps the end of the bag and the slit becomes the start of a tear line across the bag, creating one end of the bag is cleanly and completely removed like this. Fig. 4 shows. There are no corners or rags left, which can interfere with emptying the contents of the bag on a bandage table or other suitable surface. In contrast

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The contents of most of the bags can be taken with the display Empty by tilting it with just one hand. For the skilled person are "the advantages and the importance of the unpacking of

\ 'Rates without touching by hand obvious.

In an expedient embodiment, the bag is closed before it is closed filled with a sterilizing gas such as ethylene oxide. A test strip that is used in the presence of a sterilizing If the gas undergoes a color change, it can be trapped in the bag to avoid a later tear or hole in the bag Make bags visible.

The bag itself can be made from a thin film that is practically impermeable. It is preferable to use transparent plastic - such as polypropylene, cellulose- n *

ester or the like. In many cases, opaque j d " i

term materials, such as aluminum foil, - usable. On the outside surface Various instructions can be printed on the bag will.

The contents of the bag can consist of one or more hypodermic syringes, injectors, vials and / or ampoules or other items which must be packaged in sterile form exist. For example, bandages / antiseptic gauze, Disposable napkins, facial tissues and the like, as well as liquid ones local anesthetics are packaged according to the invention. The invention is also for the packaging of many others Things ", such as foods such as ketchup, mustard, jelly, salt, pepper, cream, etc. applicable. The expression" solid or liquid "also includes emulsions and oils.

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Claims (6)

η · * - ι · «· ι ^ ι # ιγί« «• ta · ·« ο · ■ ■ ■ * ■ · * · - * · Claims 1. Perforation-free flexible pouch with firm and / or liquid content for ase ^ _ic storage of the bag contents, characterized in that it has a slot (16, 22, ^ .- at in one edge next to its one end and that the interior of the bag is separated from the slot by a closure (18, 20). 2. Bag according to claim 1, characterized in that it is transparent. 3. Bag according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists of transparent plastic. 4. Bag according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that it is rectangular. 5. Bag according to claim 4, characterized in that the slot (16, 22} is arranged such that when tearing open one end of the bag is completely removed from the side so that the contents can be emptied simply by tilting it. 6. Bag according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of aluminum foil. 7126400 01/19/78