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US 11,617,811 B2Granted
Sterile container comprising a vapour-permeable seal
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsMatthias Henke, Katrin Sternberg
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Abstract
A sterile container includes a container pan, a container cover, a closure for closing the sterile container, and a seal or sealing element between the container pan and the container cover. The seal or sealing element is vapor-permeable.
Claims7
A sterile container comprising:
- a container pan;
- a container cover;
- and
- a vapor-permeable seal for sealing an interior of the sterile container from an environment,
- the vapor-permeable seal being provided between the container pan and the container cover,
- wherein the vapor-permeable seal is selectively permeable to water vapor, forms a microbial barrier, and is manufactured from a porous material, and
- wherein the vapor-permeable seal is configured as a sealing lip designed to open a passage for pressure compensation by elastic deformation in response to a negative pressure in the interior of the sterile container.
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