MOISTURE RESISTANT PACKAGE FOR STORING STERILE ITEMS

摘要

A moisture resistant package (10) for storing and transporting sterile items, such as specimens of human or animal tissue, comprises an inner tray (12) that fits within a moisture resistant outer tray (14). The inner tray (12) has a cavity for storing the specimen. The specimen is enclosed within the cavity by a non-porous inner lid that is sealed to the inner tray by an adhesive to create a moisture and microbial contaminant resistant environment that prevents moisture uptake into the specimen. The inner tray (12) is enclosed within a complementary shaped cavity of the outer tray (14) by an outer lid sealed to the outer tray (14)to complete the assembly of the package (10). Thereafter, the package (10) is terminally sterilized (using gas or radiation) so that the inner tray (12) can be introduced into a sterile environment when it is removed from the outer tray (14). In a preferred embodiment, the inner lid includes at least one through hole to reduce the pressure differential that may occur between the outer tray cavity and the inner tray cavity, which differential may otherwise case premature lifting and separation of the inner lid from the inner tray (12).