Patent ID: 8136330

Claim:
A method for packaging and storing medical fluids comprising: providing a container comprising a multiple layer non-PVC polyolefin bag having at least one port therein, the bag including a first sheet of a multiple layer material and a second sheet of the multiple layer material, the multiple layer material including an outer layer, a barrier layer, an inner layer, an outer tying layer located between the outer layer and the barrier layer, and a inner tying layer located between the inner layer and the barrier layer, the inner layer of the second sheet being heat sealed to the inner layer of the first sheet to define a fillable interior space within the bag that is accessible through the at least one port; attaching a non-PVC fill tube to the at least one port; filling the container with a predetermined volume of a medical fluid through the fill tube; sealing the fill tube closed with a non-PVC port closure system; after filling and sealing the container, terminally sterilizing the filled, sealed container by steam heat autoclaving at about 125° C. the filled, sealed container without enclosing the container in an overwrap; and placing the filled, sealed, and autoclaved container in a shipping carton without individually enclosing the container in an overwrap.