Back to results
US 5,215,726 AGranted
Two-tiered sterilization and storage cassette
AssigneeHu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc.
InventorsJames M. Kudla, Roy E. Riihimaki
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sterilizable instrument cassette for use in storage and sterilization of medical and dental instruments includes two individual storage trays with base plates carrying silicone instrument-locating rails, and rotatable clamping members provided with silicone compression rails. The two trays may be separated or assembled and latched together, while the rotatable clamping member may be latched in its closed position. Multiple functions are performed by unitary structures simply and economically formed from single sheets of metal by stamping and bending.
Claims10
An instrument sterilization tray comprising:
- means to define a plurality of fixed instrument positions in said tray;
- clamping means;
- mounting means;
- base plate means, included in said mounting means, stamped from sheet material and fixed to said tray;
- and
- respective hinge means formed on said base plate means and on said clamping means cooperating with each other, one of said hinge means comprising a projection and the other a receptacle to receive said projection;
- said mounting means attaching said clamping means to said tray and mounting said clamping means for rotation, while so attached, into and out of a position for clamping instruments in place in said fixed positions.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.