Packaging and related methods for medical devices

Abstract

Packaging comprising: a tray having a body surrounding exposed cavities and grooves; a lip surrounding an opening, extending radially outward from the cavity and defining the periphery of the tray; a retainer for covering a portion of the opening of the tray, the retainer having an opening corresponding to a groove in the tray; a removable cover; and an auto-injector housed inside the cavity, the auto-injector being pre-filled with a drug or other fluid.

Claims

1. It is packaging, A tray having a body that surrounds exposed cavities and grooves, A lip surrounding the opening, extending radially outward from the cavity and defining the periphery of the tray, A retainer for covering a portion of the opening of the tray, wherein the retainer has an opening, the opening of which corresponds to the groove of the tray, Removable cover, and The packaging includes an automatic syringe housed inside the cavity, the automatic syringe being pre-filled with a drug or other fluid.

2. The packaging according to claim 1, further comprising a gaseous sterilizer.

3. The packaging according to claim 2, wherein the gaseous sterilizer comprises one or more of ethylene oxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, ethyl alcohol, nitrous oxide, or nitrogen dioxide.

4. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the tray includes a first plurality of side walls and a second plurality of side walls.

5. The packaging according to claim 1, further comprising a rug.

6. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the lip contains an adhesive and forms a seal with the retainer, thereby enclosing the automatic syringe inside the cavity.

7. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the tray and / or the retainer comprises one or more of polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, or polyethylene terephthalate glycol.

8. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the removable cover comprises high-density polyethylene fibers, a thermoplastic material, or a combination thereof.

9. The packaging according to claim 1, wherein the drug or fluid comprises one or more dupilumab and semiprimab.

10. Packaging for automatic syringes, A tray having openings and cavities, A lip surrounding the opening, extending radially outward from the cavity and defining the periphery of the tray, A removable cover having a peripheral edge that adheres to the lip, and The packaging comprises a retainer for covering a portion of the opening of the tray.

11. The packaging according to claim 10, wherein the removable cover is permeable to gaseous sterilizers.

12. The packaging according to claim 10, wherein the gaseous sterilizer comprises one or more of ethylene oxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, ethyl alcohol, nitrous oxide, or nitrogen dioxide.

13. The packaging according to claim 10, wherein the tray and / or the retainer comprises one or more of polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, or polyethylene terephthalate glycol.

14. The packaging according to claim 10, wherein the removable cover comprises high-density polyethylene fibers, a thermoplastic material, or a combination thereof.

15. The packaging according to claim 10, wherein the automatic injector contains a drug comprising one or more dupilumab and semiprimab.

16. A method for removing an externally sterilized automatic syringe from packaging, wherein the packaging comprises a tray having an opening and a cavity, a retainer, a removable cover, and a gaseous sterilizer, and the method is Remove the removable cover to expose the retainer. Remove the retainer to expose the cavity in the tray. To grasp a portion of the externally sterilized automatic syringe held inside the cavity of the tray, and The method, comprising discharging the externally sterilized automatic syringe from the tray.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising pushing a portion of the tray toward the cavity of the tray, wherein pushing the portion of the tray causes the portion of the tray to bend.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein pressing a portion of the tray causes the externally sterilized automatic syringe to be released from the cavity in the tray.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the gaseous sterilizer comprises one or more of ethylene oxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, ethyl alcohol, nitrous oxide, or nitrogen dioxide.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the externally sterile automatic syringe contains a drug comprising one or more dupilumab and semiprimab.

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