Patent ID: 6585942
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A61B,A61L,Y10S

Abstract:
Sterilization container for sterilizing and storing medical instruments comprising a base having a circumferentially extending wall defining a volume for receiving medical instruments, said wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper edge defining a top opening, a bottom edge defining a bottom opening, and a circumferentially extending flange projecting inwardly into said bottom opening from said bottom edge, a perforated bottom closing said bottom opening supported by said flange, and a plurality of retainers mounted on said inner surface for restraining movement of the bottom toward said flange, and a lid closing said top opening, said retainers include circumferentially spaced, axially extending channels on said inner surface, and an insert each of said channels, each of said inserts being slidable within its corresponding channels, said inserts being latched against upward movement relative to said channel when the inserts are moved into a latched position restraining movement of said inserts toward said upper edge, said channels have a lower edge, said inserts including outwardly projecting deflectable barbs engaging the lower ends of the channels to restrain movement of the insert toward said upper edge to thereby lock the corresponding insert in said latched position.