Patent ID: 6051186
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
A container for use in an automated sterilization system, comprising:a container body having four upstanding sidewalls with a female groove around both an upper and lower surface thereof, an open grid bottom, and two closures, wherein a sealing member is contained within each of said female grooves;said two closures including a first top closure and a second bottom closure, both said closures including a ridge around the face thereof, said top closure being attached to one of said four upstanding sidewalls by an integrally molded hinge at an upper surface of the sidewall and said bottom closure being attached to said same sidewall by an integrally molded hinge at a bottom surface of the sidewall,wherein said top closure is operable to matingly seal with the upper surface of the container body and said bottom closure is operable to matingly seal with the bottom surface of the container body; andtwo handles, each molded to an opposite sidewall of the container body.