Patent ID: 8986608
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of sterilizing medical devices, the method comprising: placing packages into a transport box, each package containing at least one medical device, the packages partially shielding each other, each package having a corner portion with two exposed corner surfaces that are not shielded by an adjacent package and are out of contact with the transport box, the transport box having an interior space occupied by the packages, the interior space sized to keep the packages from shifting in position within the transport box when the transport box is in a closed state; followed by sending the transport box, with the packages therein, to a sterilization facility, wherein the transport box has a pivoting lid that is movable to a closed position in which the transport box is in the closed state and movable to an open position in which the transport box is in an open state.