Patent ID: 8622213
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A61J,B31B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tab for use with a medical container, comprising: opposing sheets sealed to define an open ended chamber into which a port is to be at least partially positioned, wherein the port is to enable access to the medical container; a tear seal defined by each of the opposing sheets; a first guide positioned on a first side of each of the tear seals; and a second guide positioned on a second side of each of the tear seals; a tear initiation area proximate the tear seals; each tear seal further comprising an elongated lateral portion extending from the tear initiation area toward the medical container having a first end and a second end, a first tapered portion and a second tapered portion, wherein the first end of the lateral portion is adjacent the tear initiation area and the second end of the lateral portion is adjacent the first and second tapered portions, wherein the first and second guides are to enable a tear to propagate substantially between the guides and adjacent the tear seals by moving a first portion of the tab in a first direction and a second portion of the tab in a second direction.