Patent ID: 7036287

Claim:
A system for sealing packages and testing seal integrity of sealed packages comprising: a system housing; a medical packaging device supported by said system housing, said medical packaging device forming a seal on at least one package by localized heating to a temperature that melts said at least one package; a peel tester supported by said system housing, said peel tester having a drive mechanism that pulls apart a portion of the seal and a mechanism that collects data relevant thereto; a microprocessor supported by said system housing and coordinating with both said medical packaging device and said peel tester; and a cutting mechanism supported by said system housing; wherein during a seal testing operation, a sample of the seal is removed from said medical packaging device, cut to a predetermined size by operation of said cutting mechanism, and inserted into said peel tester; wherein, said peel tester pulls apart the cut sample of the seal, collects data relevant thereto and shares said data with said microprocessor; and wherein, said microprocessor analyzes said data to ascertain whether said data satisfies a predetermined criterion.