Patent ID: 8517174
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A package for a medical device comprising: an outer component; an inner component mechanically interlocked with said outer component, wherein said inner component is adapted to be disposed inside said outer component when said package is closed, and wherein said package is adapted to be opened while said outer and inner components remain mechanically interlocked together; wherein said outer component comprises: a first panel; a second panel adapted to fold over said first panel for closing said package; a first locking slit extending along a first side of said second panel; a second locking slit extending along a second side of said second panel; a first foldable tab projecting from a first side of said first panel; a second foldable tab projecting from a second side of said first panel, wherein said first and second locking slits on said second panel are aligned with said first and second foldable tabs on said first panel when said second panel is folded over said first panel; and wherein said inner component comprises: a first locking tab projecting from a first side of said inner component adapted to mechanically interlock with said first foldable tab of said outer component; and a second locking tab projecting from a second side of said inner component adapted to mechanically interlock with said second foldable tab of said outer component, wherein when said second panel of said outer component is folded over said first panel of said outer component, said first side locking tab being insertable into said first locking slit on said second panel for closing a first side of said package and said second locking tab being insertable into said second locking slit on said second panel for closing a second side of said package.