Patent ID: 6991096

Claim:
A packaging system for hydrating at least one selected portion of a device, the packaging system comprising: an enclosure for enclosing at least one selected portion of a device, the at least one selected portion of the device requiring hydration; a container containing a hydrate; a receptacle within the enclosure and having an interior; and wherein the container is operable to release the hydrate; wherein the container and the at least one selected portion of the device located within the interior of the receptacle are arranged relative to each other in a manner such that upon the release of the hydrate from the container, the hydrate travels by gravity toward the at least one selected portion of the device; and wherein the arrangement of the container and the at least one selected portion of the device exposes the at least one selected portion of the device to the hydrate while inhibiting exposure of other portions of the device to the hydrate.