Packaging devices, methods, and systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12384592-B2
Application number	US-202318229365-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2023
Priority date	Aug 2, 2023
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

A packaging system for a medical device includes a box with a base inside the box. The base may include a removable portion, and an adhered portion that is secured to a bottom of the box. The adhered portion may include a wheel guide to align a cabinet onto which an object, such as a medical device, is to be unloaded from the adhered portion of the base. In one example, the packaging system may include a box and a base arranged inside the box. The base may include a removable portion and an adhered portion that is secured to a bottom of the box, the adhered portion comprising a wheel guide to align a cabinet onto which the medical device is unloaded from the adhered portion of the base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaging system for a medical device, comprising:
a box that comprises:
an outer sleeve; and
an inner sleeve that is configured to contain the medical device, the inner sleeve comprising a base, the base comprising:
a removable portion that is separable from the inner sleeve; and
an adhered portion that is secured to the base and comprises a wheel guide to align a cabinet, into which the medical device is unloaded from the adhered portion of the base;

wherein the removable portion is configured to be positioned next to the adhered portion, within the inner sleeve, to support a weight of the medical device; and
wherein the outer sleeve is shaped to fit over the inner sleeve and contain the inner sleeve within the outer sleeve.

2. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein
the adhered portion of the base further comprises a center relief; and
a strap is passed through the center relief to align and secure the cabinet with the medical device while the medical device is on the adhered portion.

3. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein
the inner sleeve comprises at least two sidewalls that unfold and flatten to facilitate rolling the cabinet for alignment with the adhered portion.

4. The packaging system of claim 3 , wherein
the outer sleeve is a five-sided box;
the inner sleeve comprises four sides that are formed, at least in part, by the at least two sidewalls;
the outer sleeve covers a top and the four sides of the inner sleeve when the inner sleeve is within the outer sleeve; and
the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve are configured for being rigidly attached together to secure the medical device within the packaging system.

5. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein
the adhered portion comprises a friction-reducing surface to facilitate sliding the medical device onto the cabinet.

6. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the removable portion of the base aligns with the wheel guide during the transportation of the medical device.

7. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the box is manufactured using a corrugated material.

8. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the base is manufactured using cardboard and polystyrene foam.

9. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein:
the removable portion comprises a first boundary that comprises a cushioning material; and
the adhered portion comprises a second boundary that comprises the cushioning material.

10. The packaging system of claim 9 , wherein the cushioning material comprises extruded foam, polystyrene foam, air pillows, thermoform, or paper.

11. The packaging system of claim 9 , wherein the first boundary is a first single piece of the cushioning material, which comprises a first cavity, in which a device scaffold is positioned, the device scaffold being configured to support a portion of the weight of the medical device.

12. The packaging system of claim 11 , wherein the second boundary is a second single piece of the cushioning material, which comprises a second cavity, in which a further device scaffold is positioned, the further device scaffold being configured to support a further portion of the weight of the medical device.

13. The packaging system of claim 12 , wherein:
the device scaffold of the removable portion comprises a first channel that extends from a front to a back along a center of the device scaffold; and
the further device scaffold of the adhered portion comprises a second channel that extends from the front to the back along a center of the further device scaffold.

Assignees

• Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Zoglio Eric

Classifications

• B65D65/44

  Applications of resilient shock-absorbing materials, e.g. foamed plastics material, honeycomb material · CPC title

• B65D5/5028

  Elements formed separately from the container body · CPC title

• B65B69/00

  Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B65D2519/00805

  Means for facilitating the removal of the load · CPC title

• B65D2519/00746

  divisible into sub-pallets of smaller dimensions · CPC title