Molded container for tissue scaffolds

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10376330-B2
Application number	US-201715479460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Priority date	Aug 23, 2016
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

A molded container for a tissue scaffold is provided. The molded container comprises a bag made from a soft material, a shape memory frame, and an inner support tube. A sealing part is disposed on the opening of the bag, and an operation window is disposed on the lower part of the bag. The sealing part is closed when no external force is applied. The shape memory frame is embedded in the bag. At least two adjustable hooks are disposed on the ends of the shape memory frame. The inner support tube is disposed on the inner bottom of the bag and selectively penetrates a molded accommodation volume for forming a tissue scaffold. The length of the inner support tube is more than the length of the molded accommodation volume. Therefore, the molded container for a tissue scaffold has features of portability, adjustability, sterility, convenience, and stability.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A molded container for a tissue scaffold, comprising: a bag; a sealing part disposed on an opening of the bag, wherein the sealing part is closed when no external forces are applied thereon; at least an operation window disposed below the sealing part; a cover disposed on the operation window, wherein the cover can be peeled off when the operation window is used; a shape memory frame embedded in the bag having at least two adjustable hooks, which are disposed on the ends of the shape memory frame and protruded out of the bag; an inner support tube disposed on bottom in the bag, wherein the inner support tube selectively penetrates a molded accommodation volume for forming a tissue scaffold, and a length of the inner support tube is longer than a length of the molded accommodation volume.

2. The molded container for claim 1 , wherein a front and a rear surfaces of the bag each has at least one magnetic element correspondingly disposed below the operation window.

3. The molded container for claim 1 , wherein each of two top sides of the bag has an elastic clamp for fixing two terminals of the inner support tube, each of two sides of the bag has a ruler for measuring a relative extending length of the two terminals of the inner support tube.

4. The molded container for claim 3 , wherein a turning of the inner support tube has a fixed-point indication mark.

5. The molded container for claim 1 , wherein the inner support tube is a single-unbent-segment inner support tube, and two fixing fixtures are respectively disposed on two inner or outer sides of the bag for fixing the two ends of the single-unbent-segment inner support tube.

6. The molded container for claim 1 , wherein the adjustable hooks have threaded structures for adjusting the bottom level of the shape memory frame.

7. The molded container for claim 1 , wherein the molded accommodation volume is a cylindrical accommodation volume or other 3D steric structures.

8. The molded container for claim 7 , wherein the bag has a liquid level indication line.

9. The molded container for claim 1 , wherein the molded container forms a sterile enclosure.

Assignees

• Univ Nat Cheng Kung
• National Cheng Kung Univ Hospital

Inventors

• Guo How-Ran
• Chen Chao-Lin
• Hu Jin-Jia

Classifications

• A61B50/31 Primary

  Carrying cases or bags, e.g. doctors' bags · CPC title

• B65D33/04

  Windows or other apertures, e.g. for viewing contents {(ventilation apertures B65D33/01; windows for level indication B65D33/004)} · CPC title

• B65D31/02

  with laminated walls · CPC title

• B65D33/14

  Suspension means (handles B65D33/06) · CPC title

• A61B2050/3012

  Wrist hangers · CPC title