Patent ID: 7415811
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61L,A61M,B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for hydrating a device, the method comprising: placing a container inside a package, the container containing a hydrate and being operable to release the hydrate; enclosing at least one selected portion of the device within the package; and causing the container to release the hydrate to the device; wherein placing the container in a package and enclosing the at least one selected portion of the device within the package comprises arranging the container and the at least one selected portion of the device relative to each other in a manner such that upon the release of the hydrate from the container, the hydrate travels by gravity toward the at least one selected portion of the device to hydrate the at least one portion of the device while inhibiting exposure of other portions of the device to the hydrate, the method further comprising providing a sloping surface of a base located between the container and the at least one portion of the device and sloped downward toward the at least one portion of the device.