Patent ID: 7728262

Claim:
A thermal treatment system for thermally treating objects comprising: a housing including a top surface; a basin recessed into said top surface and including a floor, wherein said basin is configured to contain a sterile medium; a drape disposed over said thermal treatment system and recessed within said basin to form a drape receptacle for said sterile medium; a thermal unit to thermally treat said basin and said sterile medium; and a support disposed in contact with said drape to elevate a portion of an object in the form of a medical instrument within said basin above said sterile medium to maintain said portion in a dry state, wherein said support includes: a bar member extending across said basin; and at least one receptacle coupled to and supported by said bar member above said basin floor and within an upper portion of said basin, wherein said at least one receptacle is configured to removably engage and elevate said portion above said basin floor and said sterile medium.