Patent ID: 8302773

Claim:
A multiple compartment package for medical implements, comprising: a polymeric first sheet; and a gas permeable bacteria resistant second sheet overlaying the first sheet to define first and second ends of the package, and third and fourth ends of the package interconnecting the first and second ends; the first and second sheets being releasably sealed together to define a perimeter sealed region formed along the first, second, third, and fourth ends of the package, and releasably sealed together to define intermediate sealed regions formed in an intermediate region of the package defined between the first, second, third, and fourth ends of the package, the perimeter sealed region having a first width greater than a second width of each intermediate sealed region, wherein the intermediate sealed regions comprise at least one longitudinal intermediate sealed region which extends in a longitudinal direction at least partially between the first and second ends, and at least one transverse intermediate sealed region which extends in a transverse direction at least partially between the third and fourth ends, wherein the intermediate sealed regions are arranged relative to the perimeter sealed region to define a plurality of compartments, wherein at least one of the compartments has an opening facing the first end of the package to receive at least one first medical implement therein, and at least one of the compartments has an opening facing the second end of the package to receive at least one second medical implement therein prior to formation of the perimeter sealed region corresponding to the first and second ends of the package.