Patent ID: 11903808
Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 2:
3. An assembly including:
an elongated delivery device comprising a first portion;
an implant loaded onto the first portion;
a storage container including a first section and an inlet tube comprising an open end; wherein the implant is positioned within the first section and the first portion of the elongated delivery device is positioned in the first section, through the inlet tube, and through the open end;
sterilization fluid at least partially filling the first section; and
a first seal impermeable to liquid positioned to retain sterilization fluid within the first section, wherein the first seal is placed to seal a space between the first portion of the elongated delivery device and an interior of the inlet tube at an intermediate location of the inlet tube, and an outer segment of the interior of the inlet tube between the open end and the first seal is dry and free from sterilization fluid.