Sterile container

US7172740B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Wilhelm Gleichauf · Tuttlingen, DE
• Mariana Jakab · Tuttlingen, DE
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Oertmann · Tuttlingen, DE
• Torsten Renner · Eisenberg, DE
• Stefan Schuster · Austin, US
• Wolfgang Schwanke · Weilheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2004
• Grant date: Feb 6, 2007
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2202/24
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a sterile container, in particular for the receipt and sterile storage of surgical instruments or material, comprising a receiving chamber and a gas exchange opening that can be sealed using a sterile filter. The aim of the invention is to prevent undesired liquid from reaching the sterile filter. To achieve this, the exterior of the lid is provided with at least one inflow edge, which faces away from the gas exchange opening, and falls away towards the exterior in relation to a lid plane.