Patent ID: 8349271

Claim:
A container system for medical instruments, the system comprising: a molded plastic reticulated tray having; a tray rim, formed from a continuous rib, wherein the molded plastic reticulated tray rim forms a perimeter of the molded plastic reticulated tray; a tray wall, formed from a plurality of ribs connected to the tray rim, the plurality of ribs having opposite ends connected to the tray rim at spaced apart locations therealong; and a middle portion of the plurality of ribs forming a tray base, the tray base having a plurality of perpendicularly intersecting ribs formed from the plurality of ribs, the intersecting ribs having a circular cross-section and central axes configured in a plane, said intersecting ribs being dished and defining relatively large openings therebetween whereby a fluid sterilant directed at the plurality of perpendicularly intersecting ribs from the outside, upon flowing through said openings, will follow and contact rounded surfaces to the tray interior so that those surfaces are cleaned.