公开(公告)号：US20180346171A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15994476

申请日：2018-05-31

申请人： ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION

发明人： Hooi Guan Kua ,  Hean Huat Koed ,  Nicholas Gus Fotis ,  Danny W. Penny

IPC分类号： B65B61/02 ,  B65B41/16 ,  B65B55/10 ,  B65B11/50 ,  B65B51/10 ,  B65B35/24

CPC分类号： B65B9/04 ,  B65B7/164 ,  B65B31/04 ,  B65B41/16 ,  B65B47/00 ,  B65B51/10 ,  B65B55/10 ,  B65B59/04 ,  B65B61/005 ,  B65B61/06 ,  B65D75/32 ,  B65D2205/025

摘要： A modular attachment is provided to attach to a packaging machine for forming a vent opening in a packaging film used for packaging an item via a packaging machine, and attaching a semipermeable or permeable vent covering material over the vent opening. The vent opening with the attached vent covering material may allow for sterilization of medical devices, medical equipment or other medical supplies while packaged within the packaging film. The modular attachment may include features for forming the vent opening in the packaging film during delivery of the packaging film for use in the packaging process, delivering the covering material to the location of the vent opening, cutting the covering material to size for covering the vent opening, and attaching the vent covering material to the packaging film so as to cover the vent opening.