Patent ID: 6715263
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A61B,B65D

Abstract:
A method for packaging an item for sterilization and unwrapping for aseptic presentation without having to turn the item over, comprising:(a) into a sterilizable pouch having a closed end, an open end, an inside surface and an outside surface, place the item to be sterilized so that the item contacts a portion of the inside surface proximate the closed end; (b) form a border portion which surrounds and overlays the outside surface of the pouch, a first edge of said border portion defining an opening in said pouch which terminates in spaced-apart first edge corners and a second opposing edge of the border portion being spaced apart from the first edge by a width of the border portion and terminates in spaced-apart second edge corners; (c) reduce the size of the first edge by between approximately 50 to 80 percent by folding the first edge corners inward onto the border portion; and (d) fold the border portion between the first edge and the second edge over the corners such that the first edge extends beyond the second edge and a length of the second edge adjacent each of the second edge corners is exposed whereby the package can be unwrapped for aseptic presentation without turning it over by alternate pulling on the exposed lengths of the second edge adjacent each of the second edge corners until the pouch is unfolded.