Sterile container
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsWilhelm Gleichauf, Mariana Jakab, Friedrich-Wilhelm Oertmann, Torsten Renner, Stefan Schuster, Wolfgang Schwanke
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Abstract
A sterile container is provided, especially for receiving and containing surgical instruments or material in sterile conditions, comprising a receiving area formed by a container bottom and container walls, a lid for sealing the receiving are, and a gas exchange opening which can be sealed by a sterile filter maintained in a filter holder. In order to simplify replacement of the sterile filter and to simplify the production of the lid, the sterile filter and filter holder form a filter unit and the filter holder is mounted on the lid.
Claims28
Sterile container, in particular for the holding and sterile storage of surgical instruments or material, comprising:
- a holding space defined by a container base and container walls,
- a lid for closing the holding space,
- a filter holder movably mounted on said lid,
- a sterile filter held in said filter holder, the sterile filter and the filter holder forming a filter unit, and
- a gas exchange opening being closeable by said sterile filter;
- wherein the filter holder is movable vertically with respect to the lid when mounted on the lid in a manner which is secured against rotation.
Sterile container comprising:
- a holding space defined by a container base and container walls,
- a lid for closing the holding space,
- a filter holder movably mounted on said lid,
- a sterile filter held in said filter holder, the sterile filter and the filter holder forming a filter unit,
- a gas exchange opening being closeable by said sterile filter;
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- mounting elements provided on the filter holder and on the lid for movably mounting the filter holder on the lid;
- wherein the mounting elements comprise at least one mounting bolt and an associated mounting bush, wherein the mounting bolt at each end has a stop for limiting a movement of the mounting bush relative to the mounting bolt, and wherein the mounting bolt is disposed on the lid and the mounting bush is disposed on the filter holder, or vice versa.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.