Disposable gasket-filter assembly with seal integrity indication for sterilization container with slidable lock handles
US10939975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2543/00972
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Sterilization packaging systems with features for sealing a volume against an ingress of contaminants are provided. Such features include a sealing assembly including a gasket and a sheet of filter material. The sealing assembly seals a lid to a seal rim of a base. The gasket has an upper surface, outer edge, and inner edge. The sheet of filter material extends from an inner edge of the gasket, and the gasket completely surrounds the sheet of filter material. The upper surface of the gasket comprises a plurality of indentations that define channels to facilitate delivery of a sterilization agent through the filter material. A sterilization assembly including a lid having a plurality of protrusions in its upper surface and a sliding-lock system for sealing and locking the lid to a container base is also provided.
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