Patent ID: 7694814

Claim:
An enclosure comprising: at least one body section; and a plurality of seals provided in association with said at least one body section, wherein a first seal of said plurality of seals cooperates with said at least one body section to interface with a first portion of a medical device to define a first protective volume, and wherein a second seal of said plurality of seals cooperates with said at least one body section to interface with a second portion of said medical device to define a second protective volume, said first and second protective volumes protecting at least first and second portions of said medical device during sterilization; wherein said first portion comprises a first surface and said second portion comprises a second surface; wherein the first protective volume comprises a volume defined by a surface of said at least one body section, the first surface of the medical device, and the first seal, wherein the first seal forms a boundary of the first protective volume; and wherein the second protective volume comprises a volume defined by a surface of said at least one body section, the second surface of the medical device, and the first seal, wherein the second seal forms a boundary of the first protective volume.