Patent ID: 8511510
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61L,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of opening a medical instrument sterilization container, the method comprising the steps of: rotating a first cover about an axis between a closed position and an open position using at least one rotatable device integral with the first cover; sliding the at least one rotatable device from a first position to a second position within a first elongate slot formed in a first side of the container, wherein a length of the first elongate slot is positioned substantially perpendicular to a top planar surface of the first cover in the closed position, and wherein the rotatable device is restricted to slide within the first elongate slot; guiding the first cover between the closed and open positions with at least one guide arm, wherein the guide arm is integral with the first cover and positioned to engage with the first elongate slot and a guiding slot formed within the side of the container, the guiding slot having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is connected to the first elongate slot at a position between the first end and the second end of the first elongate slot, wherein a length of the first portion is positioned substantially perpendicular to the first elongate slot, and wherein the second portion is connected to the first portion, wherein a length of the second portion is positioned substantially parallel to the length of the first elongate slot, and wherein the first elongated slot and the second portion of the guiding slot have a common termination height along the container; and retracting the first cover into a retracted position, wherein when the first cover is in the retracted position, the rotatable device and the guide arm are positioned within the first elongated slot and the first cover is positioned exterior of the container and parallel to a second side of the container, wherein the second side of the container is substantially perpendicular to the first side.