Sterile compartmented packaging arrangement

Abstract

A medical procedure supply kit includes at least two compartmented trays adapted for containing medical supplies. The trays are separably connected to one another along a perforated edge. Each tray contains the medical supplies required for one stage of a multi-stage medical procedure. With this construction the medical supplies for each stage are kept together and useable in stages by separating the trays along the perforated edge and opening each tray separately.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A medical procedure supply kit comprising: 
 at least two compartmented trays adapted for containing medical supplies;    said trays being separably connected to one another along a perforated edge;    each said tray adapted to contain the medical supplies of one stage of a multi-stage medical procedure whereby the medical supplies for each stage are kept together and useable in stages by separating the trays along the perforated edge and opening each tray separately.    
     
     
         2 . The medical procedure supply kit of  claim 1  wherein each tray includes a compartment having a bottom and side walls and a cover removably sealed over the compartment containing medical supplies.  
     
     
         3 . The medical procedure supply kit of  claim 2  wherein said compartment and cover are made of plastic and said cover is sealed over said compartment.  
     
     
         4 . The medical procedure supply kit of  claim 1  wherein said trays maintain the medical supplies in a sterile environment.  
     
     
         5 . A medical procedure supply kit for dialysis procedures, the kit comprising: 
 two compartmented trays separably connected to one another along a perforated edge;    one of said trays adapted to contain medical supplies for starting a patient on dialysis;    the other said trays adapted to contain medical supplies for removing a patient from dialysis;    whereby a care provider can separate the trays from one another and open each tray separately.    
     
     
         6 . The medical procedure supply kit of  claim 5  wherein said tray for starting dialysis comprises at least one of a drape, mask, sheet of labels, PVP prep pad, alcohol prep pads, needles and syringes.  
     
     
         7 . The medical procedure supply kit of  claim 5  wherein said tray for removing a patient from dialysis comprises at least one of a dialysis use only label, a sheet of labels, alcohol prep pads, non-vented plugs, needles, syringes and dressing.  
     
     
         8 . A method for use in a medical procedure requiring sterile medical supplies at spaced time intervals in the procedure, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a kit including a plurality of compartmented trays wherein the number of compartmented trays represents the spaced intervals in the procedure when sterile medical supplies are desired;    each compartmented tray being connected to another compartmented tray along a perforated edge for separation by a user;    separating each compartmented tray as its sterile medical supplies are needed in the procedure;    opening the tray to access the needed medical supplies; and    repeating the steps of separating and opening according to the demands of the procedure.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  in a dialysis procedure wherein said kit includes two compartmented trays; one of said trays including sterile medical supplies for starting dialysis; 
 the other of said trays including sterile medical supplies for removing a patient from dialysis.  
 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  including the steps of separating the tray for starting dialysis from the tray for removing a patient from dialysis along said perforated edge; 
 opening the tray for starting dialysis and using the sterile medical supplies therein as needed to initiate dialysis; performing the dialysis; and  
 opening the tray to remove the patient from dialysis and using the sterile medical supplies therein as needed to discontinue dialysis.