Patent ID: 9168102
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B,B65B,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A system for delivering an item to a sterile field by a user, comprising: a container having an open end and a closed end, wherein the container is configured to contain the item; a closure system configured to close the open end of the container to an ambient environment, wherein the closure system includes a deformable member, at least a portion of the open end of the container can be wrapped about the deformable member, and the deformable member is configured to be crimped to a selected position to maintain the position of at least a portion of the open end of the container; the container including an exterior wall to define an internal portion where the item is operable to be positioned within the internal portion; wherein the container is configured to receive the item through the open end during an operative procedure to move the item into a sterile field without sterilizing the item; a passage system comprising a sleeve including a first open end, a second open end, and a wall extending between the first open end and the second open end, the sleeve provided within the container and configured to be pulled partially out of the container at a first time; wherein the sleeve having the first open end, the second open end, and the wall extending between the first open end and the second open end is removable from the container at a second time that is later than the first time when then sleeve is pulled partially out of the container; and a handle in addition to the closure system, wherein the handle has a flap that is connected near the closure system and extends away from the closure system towards the closed end of the container to define a volume between the exterior wall of the container and the flap and configured to be grasped by the user and protect the user from contacting the item when the item is positioned within the container, the handle comprising a part of the container.