Patent ID: 6021625
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a vented foil package for medical devices, said process comprising:providing a flat foil upper member, said member having a top and a bottom;punching a vent opening into the foil upper member, said vent opening having a periphery;providing a biobarrier member;mounting the biobarrier member to the bottom of the foil upper member such that the biobarrier member is sealed about the periphery of the vent opening;vacuum leak testing the integrity of the seal on the biobarrier membrane;vacuum leak testing the integrity of the biobarrier membrane;providing a lower foil member, said lower member having a top and a bottom;forming at least two cavities in the lower member;loading a medical device into each cavity;placing the upper foil member onto the lower foil member such that the bottom of the upper foil member is in contact with the top of the lower member; andsealing the bottom of the upper member to the top of the lower member to form an outer peripheral seal and side seals between the cavities forming a manifold in gaseous communication with the vent.