Catheter tray, packaging system, instruction insert, and associated methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9745088-B2
Application number	US-201514793455-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	Dec 21, 2007
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

A tray ( 100 ) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly ( 700 ), includes a first compartment ( 101 ), a second compartment ( 102 ), and a third compartment ( 103 ). The catheter assembly ( 700 ) and devices associated with a catheterization procedure, such as syringes ( 701,702 ) containing sterile water and lubricating jelly and a specimen container ( 703 ) can be disposed within the tray. Printed instructions ( 1001 ) can be included with the tray ( 100 ). One or more layers of wrap material ( 2200 ) can be folded about the tray ( 100 ) to enclose the tray ( 100 ) and other items, such as an additional layer of wrap material ( 2701 ), packaged liquid hand sanitizer ( 2401 ), and packaged gloves ( 2402 ). When a health care services provider ( 3101 ) unfolds the wrap material, the same can be used to create a sterile field beneath a patient ( 3201 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical procedure kit, comprising:
a tray having a compartment for receiving a medical assembly;
a first syringe and a second syringe disposed within the tray;
at least one layer of wrap material enclosing the tray within one or more folds of the at least one layer of wrap material; and
an outer packaging disposed about both the tray and the at least one layer of wrap material, wherein:
the first syringe and the second syringe are ordered within the tray in accordance with their use during a catheterization procedure; and
the tray comprises a surface defining at least two compartments, the at least two compartments comprising a first compartment to support the first syringe and the second syringe; and
the first compartment comprising a base member that defines a mnemonic device indicating which of the first syringe or the second syringe should be used first in the catheterization procedure.

2. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , the first syringe and the second syringe ordered within the tray in accordance with their use during the catheterization procedure.

3. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of an instruction set, one or more medical devices, or combinations thereof disposed within the one or more folds.

4. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , wherein:
the first syringe and the second are ordered within the tray in accordance with their use during the catheterization procedure;
the tray comprises a surface defining at least two compartments, the at least two compartments comprising the first compartment to support the first syringe and the second syringe at different heights;
the at least two compartments bounded by a perimeter wall less than three inches in height;
the first compartment defines one or more contours for accommodating flanges of one or more of the first syringe or the second syringe; and
the at least two compartments further comprising a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a wall with an opening, further comprising a catheter assembly disposed within the second compartment, the catheter assembly comprising a fluid bag.

5. The medical procedure kit of claim 4 , the first compartment defining a lubricating jelly application chamber to lubricate at least a portion of the catheter assembly.

6. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , the first compartment defining one or more contours for accommodating flanges of one or more of the first syringe or the second syringe.

7. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , the first compartment defining a lubricating jelly application chamber to lubricate at least a portion of a catheter assembly.

8. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , the first compartment to support the first syringe at a shallower depth within the tray than the second syringe.

9. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , the first compartment to support the first syringe and the second syringe at different heights based upon use during the catheterization procedure.

10. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , wherein a higher of the first syringe or the second syringe is for use in the catheterization procedure before a lower of the first syringe or the second syringe.

11. The medical procedure kit of claim 10 , the at least two compartments further comprising a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a wall with an opening, further comprising a catheter assembly disposed within the second compartment.

12. The medical procedure kit of claim 11 , the at least two compartments bounded by a perimeter wall less than three inches in height.

13. The medical procedure kit of claim 12 , the tray comprising a single tray.

14. The medical procedure kit of claim 13 , the catheter assembly comprises a fluid bag.

15. The medical procedure kit of claim 14 , the fluid bag disposed within the second compartment.

16. The medical procedure kit of claim 1 , the tray comprising a surface defining at least two compartments, the at least two compartments comprising the first compartment to support the first syringe.

17. The medical procedure kit of claim 16 , the first compartment defining a lubricating jelly application chamber to lubricate at least a portion of a catheter assembly.

18. The medical procedure kit of claim 17 , further comprising printed instructions for using the tray.

19. The medical procedure kit of claim 18 , the printed instructions to instruct application of lubricating jelly to the catheter assembly using the lubricating jelly application chamber.

20. The medical procedure kit of claim 17 , the at least two compartments further comprising a second compartment separated from the first compartment by a wall with an opening, the printed instructions instructing passage of at least some of the catheter assembly through the opening into lubricating jelly to lubricate the at least some of the catheter assembly.

21. The medical procedure kit of claim 20 , the first compartment defining a lubricating jelly application compartment.

22. The medical procedure kit of claim 21 , the lubricating jelly application compartment to receive the lubricating jelly from one of the first syringe or the second syringe to lubricate at least some of the catheter assembly when the catheter assembly is passed from the second compartment to the first compartment.

23. The medical procedure kit of claim 22 , the tray comprising printed instructions disposed thereon to dispense the lubricating jelly into the compartment.

24. The medical procedure kit of claim 23 , the printed instructions one or more of printed, placed upon, or molded into the tray.

25. A medical procedure kit, comprising:
a tray having a compartment for receiving a medical assembly;
a first syringe and a second syringe disposed within the tray;
at least one layer of wrap material enclosing the tray within one or more folds of the at least one layer of wrap material; and
an outer packaging disposed about both the tray and the at least one layer of wrap material, wherein:
the first syringe and the second syringe are ordered within the tray in accordance with their use during a catheterization procedure; and
the tray comprises a surface defining at least two compartments, the at least two compartments comprising a first compartment to support the first syringe and the second syringe;
the first compartment to support the first syringe and the second syringe at different heights according to predetermined steps of the catheterization procedure.

26. The medical procedure kit of claim 25 , the first syringe and the second syringe ordered within the tray in accordance with their use during the catheterization procedure.

27. The medical procedure kit of claim 25 , further comprising one or more of an instruction set, one or more medical devices, or combinations thereof.

28. The medical procedure kit of claim 25 , the first compartment defining a lubricating jelly application chamber to lubricate at least a portion of a Foley catheter.

29. The medical procedure kit of claim 25 , the first compartment defining one or more contours for accommodating flanges of one or more of the first syringe or the second syringe.

30. The medical procedure kit of claim 25 , the first compartment to support the first syringe at a shallower depth within the tray tha

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Tomes Jennifer E
• Dickinson Sarah
• Adler Deborah
• Maze Jack
• Savage Alberto
• Chua Kenneth
• Wilson Earl
• Kutsch John

Classifications

• A61B46/00

  Surgical drapes · CPC title

• A61M25/0017

  specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections · CPC title

• A61B50/33

  Trays · CPC title

• A61B2050/3008

  having multiple compartments · CPC title

• A61B50/30

  Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments (for wound clamps A61B17/10; for ligaturing clips A61B17/122; packages or dispensers for surgical gloves or finger-stalls A61B42/40) · CPC title