Sterile container

US7381385B2 · 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: Jun 3, 2008
• Expiry date: Jan 5, 2026

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, especially for receiving and storing surgical instruments or material in sterile conditions, comprising and receiving area formed by a container bottom and container walls, a lid for sealing the receiving area, and a gas exchange opening which can be sealed by a sterile filter. In order to enable the sterile filter to be replaced in a simple manner, a filter unit is provided, comprising the sterile filter, a support and a holding element, the sterile filter is maintained between the support and the holding element and the filter unit is mounted on the lid and/or bottom of the container.