Patent ID: 6080456
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61L,A61M,B32B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
Packaging for a medical article to be gas-sterilized, comprising:a plastic film which includes at least one layer and which is structured as a dome to house the medical article in use; anda plastic-treated paper web which is comprised of a paper web, which forms a pack base, and which is sealed to the plastic film in a peelable manner in use;wherein the plastic film has a layer which faces the plastic-treated paper web and which is comprised of one of a polypropylene or a polypropylene copolymer; andwherein the paper web has a basis weight ranging between 55 and 250 g/m.sup.2 and has been treated with a plastic so that the plastic-treated paper web has an average gas-permeability of at least 0.50 .mu.m/Pa.s, andwherein the plastic is an EVA copolymer present in a weight ranging from 3 to 20 g/m.sup.2, which plastic has been applied to one side of the paper web and extends substantially through the entire thickness of the paper web so that the packaging after sealing in use may be opened without contaminating the medical article contained therein with fibers from the paper web.