Sterile container

US7401628B2 · 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: Nov 14, 2005
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2008
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A sterile container is provided, especially for receiving and containing surgical instruments or material in sterile conditions, comprising a receiving area formed by a container bottom and container walls, a lid for sealing the receiving are, and a gas exchange opening which can be sealed by a sterile filter maintained in a filter holder. In order to simplify replacement of the sterile filter and to simplify the production of the lid, the sterile filter and filter holder form a filter unit and the filter holder is mounted on the lid.