Patent ID: 11951275
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. A method of removing a sterile medical device from a package, the method comprising:
placing the package containing the sterile medical device in a hand of a user, the package comprising a film sealed at a first end and a second end to define an enclosure comprising a front side, a back side, the first end, the second end, a first edge and a second edge, the film comprising a tear strength and an area of reduced tear strength including a tear-enabling feature; and
applying a sufficient tearing force to a gripping feature formed in the film located between the first end and the tear-enabling feature to cause the tear-enabling feature to tear and move the first end of the package away from second end of the package using only one hand and to expose the sterile medical device to be accessed for use, wherein sterility of the sterile medical device is maintained until the sterile medical device is accessed for use.