Security seal for medical sterile container
AssigneeAesculap AG
InventorsDieter Weisshaupt, Gerold Zieris
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Abstract
A security seal for a medical container includes a seal foot having at least one latch structure movable relative thereto for engaging a mating latch structure formed on the container, and a seal head connected with the seal foot that includes at least one locking tab which is movably connected with the seal head through a hinge element, wherein the security seal includes a bolt element which can be positioned between a release position, in which the latch structure can be moved relative to the seal foot, and a locked position, in which the deformable latch structure is fixed in position relative to the seal foot and/or seal head.
Claims15
A security seal for a medical container, the security seal comprising:
- a seal foot having a substantially circular cross-section and having at least one latch structure movable relative to the seal foot for engaging a mating latch structure formed on the medical container, and
- a seal head connected with the seal foot and comprising at least one locking tab which is movably connected with the seal head through a hinge element,
- the security seal comprising a bolt element which can be positioned between a release position, in which the at least one latch structure can be moved relative to the seal foot, and a locked position, in which the at least one latch structure is fixed in position relative to the seal foot,
- wherein
- the seal foot comprises at least two spring arms extending from the seal head, each of said at least two spring arms having a distal end provided with a latching protrusion, the latching protrusions protruding radially outwardly, wherein the at least two spring arms are each formed as a partial cylinder and arranged around a through-hole which is formed in the seal head and fully penetrates the seal head, the through-hole serving to receive and guide the bolt element.
A security seal for a medical container, the security seal comprising:
- a seal foot having a substantially circular cross-section and having at least one latch structure movable relative to the seal foot for engaging a mating latch structure formed on the medical container, and
- a seal head connected with the seal foot and comprising at least one locking tab which is movably connected with the seal head through a hinge element,
- the security seal comprising a bolt element which can be positioned between a release position, in which the at least one latch structure can be moved relative to the seal foot, and a locked position, in which the at least one latch structure is fixed in position relative to the seal foot, wherein
- the bolt element comprises a bolt head and a bolt shaft, the bolt shaft being provided with a pocket incorporated in a radial direction in the bolt shaft, circumferentially surrounding the bolt shaft in part and discontinued by at least one axial groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.