Patent ID: 8727957
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61B,A61L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for securing a disposable, flexible multi-panel barrier assembly about an article for sterilization, the system comprising: a barrier panel comprising a permeable sheet material having barrier properties, the barrier panel including: a first surface and a second opposing surface, a first end generally defining a pre-determined fold line, a second end opposite the first end, a first edge that is generally perpendicular to the pre-determined fold line, a second edge that is generally opposite the pre-determined fold line, and a third edge that is generally perpendicular to the pre-determined fold line, the barrier panel having a having a width that is the distance from the first edge to the third edge and a length that is the distance from the first end to the second end, the barrier panel having a midpoint along the length and extending between the first edge and the third edge to generally delineate the barrier panel into a content receiving region extending from the pre-determined fold line to the midpoint and a content covering region extending from the midpoint to the second edge; a fold protection panel in juxtaposed communication with the barrier panel, the fold protection panel comprising a permeable sheet material, the fold protection panel including: a panel attachment means between the pre-determined fold line and the midpoint of the barrier panel and at or near the first edge or the third edge; the panel attachment means for implementing the steps of: joining the barrier panel's first edge and third edge to each other or to a portion of the content covering region after the barrier panel has been folded at or near its midpoint such that its second end is brought near its first end; and securing the barrier panel's first edge and third edge to each other or to a portion of the content covering region in a folded configuration around content for sterilization such that the first edge and third edge are separable by a force of not less than 5 grams-force (gmf) and not greater than 75 gmf.