Patent ID: 6540078
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A61B,B65D

Abstract:
A medical container system comprising:a first tray element having base support points; a second tray element having base support points and connected to the first tray element by a first hinge; a third tray element having base support points and connected to the second tray element by a second hinge; and one or more medical articles, wherein the first tray element, the third tray element, or both the first and third tray elements can be folded about the respective first and second hinge means to substantially cover the second tray element to form a confined space to contain the medical articles, wherein the first and third tray elements are rotated along the first and second hinges, respectively, to open the container system to form a multipart tray system in which the base support points of each tray element are substantially coplanar, and wherein the multipart tray system forms a sterile field.