Instrument receptacle
AssigneeRichard Wolf GmbH
InventorHarry Monch
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Abstract
A receptacle for containing preferably medical instruments and/or parts thereof is disclosed. The receptacle is for storage, disinfection or sterilization of such instruments or parts, and comprises a first trough for receiving a second trough. The troughs when nested one within the other can be closed by a detachable lid and thus combined to form a single container. The instruments are laid on flexible spiked mats which rest on point or line supports on the bottoms of the troughs and on the underside of the lid, to which mats are releasably attached.
Claims11
A receptacle for containing medical instruments, including parts thereof, the receptacle comprising a first through provided with a removable insert and a detachable lid for covering the trough and the insert, wherein the insert is in the form of a second trough nested in the first trough, each trough having a bottom surface, said insert being supported above the bottom surface of said first trough a mat releasably attached to each bottom surface, said mats having spikes projecting upwardly therefrom for supporting instruments, the lid having an inner surface, and a further mat is attached to said inner surface, said further mat having spikes projecting towards the bottom surface of said troughs.
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