Sterilizing container for medical and surgical instruments and apparatus
US5372787A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B50/34
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a sterilizing container for medical and surgical instruments comprising a box with a bottom part and a cover for sealing the bottom part in a germ-tight manner, the side walls of the bottom part of the box have openings covered on the outside with germ-tight but sterilization gas permeable filter layers which are held in position by retaining plates mounted on the side walls, the cover of the box being locked to the bottom part by a locking structure formed at one end of the box at which the cover and bottom part includes retaining structures receiving a safety tag which covers the locking structure when the cover is closed in such a way that the safety tag is firmly positioned in front of the locking structure and the locking structure is only accessible by destroying the safety tag.
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