Sterilization and storage container
AssigneePoly Vac, Inc.
InventorTimothy E. Wood
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Abstract
A surgical container for sterilizing, transporting and storing small surgical instruments such as drill, pins, screws and the like. The container comprises a base having at least one well, and includes an apertured plate for holding the instruments, covering the well at least in part. The apertured plate has apertures sized to accommodate selected instruments, and a cover rotatably mounted over the apertured plate. The cover has an opening for providing access to a limited area of the plate and any instruments loaded therein.
Claims15
A sterilization container for sterilizing, transporting, and storing surgical instruments, and comprising a base having a plurality of holes for permitting ingress and egress of sterilization fluid, said base having at least one bore for accommodating the handle portion of an extraction tool stored therein, said base further having at least one well, an apertured plate covering at least part of said well, said apertured plate having apertures to accommodate selected instruments, said apertured plate comprising a plurality of apertures grouped by size, and a cover rotatably mounted over and spaced from the apertured plate, said cover having an opening for providing access to a limited area of the plate and any instruments loaded therein.
A sterilization container for sterilizing, transporting, and storing surgical instruments, and comprising a base having at least one well, an apertured plate covering at least part of said well, said apertured plate having apertures to accommodate selected instruments, a rotatable cover rotatably mounted over and spaced from the apertured plate, said cover having an opening for providing access to a limited area of the plate and any instruments loaded therein, said base including a plurality of through holes for permitting ingress and egress of sterilization fluid, said base further including at least one bore for accommodating an extraction tool stowed therein, and means transversing said bore at least in part for releasably engaging a tool stowed in said bore.
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