Patent ID: 11883553
Assignee: O&M HALYARD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 14:
15. A sterilization container, comprising:
a body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side extending between the first and second ends, and a second side opposite the first side and extending between the first and second ends, the body further including an open top portion;
a lid for securing to the body to close the open top portion of the body, the body and lid together defining an interior;
a gasket/filter including a gasket portion for sealing the interior against an ingress of contaminants and a filter portion extending across the open top portion of the body from the first end to the second end and from the first side to the second side, the gasket portion and the filter portion integrally formed as a single piece component; and
a seal indicator for indicating a seal state of the sterilization container, the seal indicator comprising an invertible projection, the projection extending in a first direction in a first indicator state, the projection extending in a second direction in a second indicator state, the first direction corresponding to a first position and the second direction corresponding to a second position, the projection invertible from the first position to the second position,
wherein the first indicator state indicates an unsealed state of the sterilization container and the second indicator state indicates a sealed state of the sterilization container, and
wherein the seal indicator is formed in the gasket portion of the gasket/filter.