Surgical sterilizing container tub and surgical sterilizing container with a sterilizing container tub

US9533061B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

• John Gray-Dreizler · Rottweil, DE
• Wilhelm Gleichauf · Tuttlingen, DE
• Mariana Jakab · Tuttlingen, DE
• Stefan Thomas · San Francisco, US
• Stefan Schuster · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2202/182
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical sterilizing container tub is provided on which a sterilizing container lid is adapted to be detachably fitted for formation of a surgical sterilizing container for holding surgical instruments for sterilization. The sterilizing container tub has a bottom and a container wall projecting from the bottom. The sterilizing container tub defines a set-down plane, and the bottom forms a fluid collection area for collecting fluid. In order to provide such a surgical sterilizing container tub and such a surgical sterilizing container with which fluid to be removed can be effectively conducted to the fluid collection area, the bottom has a fluid drainage surface which is inclined relative to the set-down plane and is in fluid connection with the fluid collection area for draining fluid in the direction of the container wall. A surgical sterilizing container is also provided.