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

Claim 0:
1. A packaged sterile medical device comprising:
a sterile medical device contained in a package, the package comprising:
a film surrounding the sterile medical device, the film sealed at a first end and a second end and defining 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
a gripping feature formed in the film located between the first end and the tear-enabling feature, the gripping feature configured to allow a user to use a finger, a thumb or an end of a tool to apply a sufficient tearing force 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.