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US 2003/0072701 A1Published application
Sterilization container with self-sealing closure
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Medical Div Ethicon, Inc.
InventorsSzu-Min Lin, Harold R. Williams, Robert Lukasik
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Abstract
A sterilization container holds instruments during a sterilization process. It has en enclosure with an opening into the enclosure. A self-closing mechanism at the opening keeps the opening closed when not attached to a sterilant delivery source.
Claims18
A sterilization container for sterilizing, transporting and storing one or more medical instruments, comprising:
- an enclosure defining an interior space adapted to house the one or more medical instruments, said enclosure sealed against the ingress of contaminating microorganisms;
- an opening into the enclosure having associated therewith an adapter for attaching the enclosure to a source of sterilization vapor or mist, the adapter comprising a self-sealing closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.