| abstract |
This disclosure relates to a resealable package particularly adapted for medical use comprising a formed tray having one or more cavities for receiving articles or materials and a flange area upon which rests a lid for closing the cavity or cavities, a first coating of pressure-sensitive adhesive covers substantially the entirety of the lid while a second coating of heat sealable material covers substantially the entirety of the first coating, the second coating being non-tacky and compatibly heat sealable to the material of the tray, a heat seal bonding the second coating of the lid to the flange area of the tray, and the bond strength of the heat seal being greater than the bond strength between the first and second coatings whereby the package is opened by delamination of the tray and lid at an interface between the coatings in the heat sealed area thus exposing the first coating for subsequent pressure resealing purposes. |