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A sterile packaging system having an inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover and an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover over the annular rim, the outer bowl-shaped tray

A sterile packaging system having an inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover and an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover over the annular rim, the outer bowl-shaped tray having at least two gripping surfaces extending from an outer surface.

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1. A sterile packaging system for generally dome-shaped prostheses comprising: an inner sterile dome-shaped tray tier accommodating the generally dome-shaped prostheses and having an open base with an annular rim extending away from the open base of the dome, a cover extending over the annular rim;a

1. A sterile packaging system for generally dome-shaped prostheses comprising: an inner sterile dome-shaped tray tier accommodating the generally dome-shaped prostheses and having an open base with an annular rim extending away from the open base of the dome, a cover extending over the annular rim;an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the outer bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover extending over the annular rim; andthe outer bowl-shaped tray having at least one handle-shaped gripping extension with opposing gripping surfaces for the tips of the thumb and at least one finger extending from an outer surface of the outer bowl-shaped tray, the area of each opposing gripping surface being at least one square inch, being greater than ¾ inch in length relative to the long axis of the digits and being greater than ½ inch in width for one digit, said gripping surfaces extending from the outer bowl-shaped tray rim a distance at least to an imaginary plane parallel to the rim and extending through the surface of the bowl-shaped tray without cutting through the interior of the bowl-shaped tray, said gripping surfaces having a generally triangular shape with one edge thereof lying in said imaginary plane providing a stabilizing foot. 2. The packaging system according to claim 1, wherein at least two opposing gripping surfaces are generally parallel. 3. The packaging system according to claim 1, wherein at least two opposing gripping surfaces converge toward the interior of the tray. 4. The packaging system according to claim 1, wherein the opposing gripping surfaces are spaced apart at between 1 and 3 inches. 5. The packaging system according to claim 1, wherein the outer bowl-shaped tray is polycarbonate having a thickness of about 0.04 inch. 6. The packaging system according to claim 5, wherein the rim of the outer-bowl shaped tray has a thickness of about 0.05 inch. 7. The packaging system according to claim 1, wherein finger pressure will move the gripping surfaces causing them to bow. 8. A sterile packaging system for generally dome-shaped prostheses comprising: an inner sterile dome-shaped tray for accommodating the generally dome-shaped prostheses and having an opening with an annular rim extending away from the opening and a cover extending over the annular rim;an outer sterile-on-inside-only, bowl-shaped tray for accommodating the inner sterile dome-shaped tray and cover, the outer bowl-shaped tray having an annular rim and a cover extending over the annular rim; andthe outer bowl-shaped tray having at least one handle-shaped gripping extension having at least two opposing gripping surfaces for the tips of the thumb and at least one finger extending from an outer surface of the outer bowl-shaped tray, the configuration of the gripping surfaces being such that when gripped by a thumb and at least one finger of one hand, the outer bowl-shaped tray can be held securely and inverted, the area of each opposing gripping surface being at least one square inch and being greater than ¾ inch in length relative to the long axis of the digits and being greater than ½ inch in width for one digit, wherein at least two opposing gripping surfaces converge toward the interior of the tray.