Patent ID: 9144619
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument sterilization system comprising: a sterilization container having a first container portion engagable with a second container portion to enclose an interior compartment from an exterior atmosphere; at least a first and a second insert both locatable within the interior compartment of the sterilization container, wherein the first insert is nested on the second insert, the first and second insert having a medical instrument holding area surrounded by a plurality of sidewalls, wherein the medical instrument holding area is sized to hold at least one medical instrument; and a filter secured within a wall of the first container portion, wherein the filter is in communication with the interior compartment and the exterior atmosphere a stabilizing structure coupled to the first insert and rising above each of the plurality of sidewalls of the first insert; and a foot structure positioned on a bottom of the second insert, wherein the stabilizing structure and the foot structure contact the first container portion and the second container portion, respectively, to stabilize the first and second inserts within the interior compartment.