Disposable gasket-filter assembly with seal integrity indication for sterilization container with slidable lock handles

A sterilization packaging system having a volume for containing items to be sterilized, the sterilization packaging system comprising:

• a lid having an upper surface defining a perimeter and a lip extending downward from the perimeter, wherein the upper surface comprises a plurality of protrusions, and wherein the lip includes a plurality of openings;
• a base having a lower surface, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall extending from the lower surface, wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall terminate at a seal rim defining a perimeter;
• a sealing assembly, wherein the sealing assembly seals the lid to the seal rim of the base, the sealing assembly comprising:
• a gasket having an upper surface, an outer edge, and an inner edge, wherein the upper surface of the gasket and each of the plurality of protrusions on the upper surface of the lid define a respective channel therebetween,
• a sheet of filter material extending from the inner edge of the gasket, wherein the gasket completely surrounds and partially overlaps the sheet of filter material, wherein each channel defined by each of the plurality of protrusions and the upper surface of the gasket facilitates the delivery of sterilization agent through the sheet of filter material when the sterilization packaging system is sealed with the sealing assembly;
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• a sliding-lock mechanism to close and lock the lid to the base, the sliding-lock mechanism comprising a slide-lock handle on the lid, wherein the slide-lock handle comprises a plurality of locking fingers, and wherein the base further includes a plurality of corresponding locking fingers.

A sliding-lock system for closing and locking together a base and a lid of a container, the base having a lower surface, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall extending from the lower surface, wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall terminate at a seal rim defining a perimeter, the lid having an upper surface defining a perimeter corresponding to the perimeter of the base and a lip extending downward from the perimeter, the sliding-lock system comprising:

• a plurality of locking fingers protruding from the seal rim of at least one sidewall of the base;
• a slide mount positioned above the plurality of locking fingers on the base;
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• at least one handle comprising an aperture for inserting a tamper-proof tag when the lid is locked in place on the base, wherein each handle is positioned on the lip of the lid, further wherein each handle has a plurality of locking fingers corresponding to the locking fingers of the base;
• wherein when the lid is pushed down on the base, the locking fingers of the base engage the locking corresponding fingers of the lid, such that the handle slides horizontally in a locking direction guided by the slide mount to tighten and lock the lid in place on the base.