Patent ID: 8124010

Claim:
A reusable container for the sterile transfer of pharmaceutical recipients, comprising: an outer case defining a sterilizable interior, the interior being microbially isolated from the environment of the container; a holder disposed in the interior and configured for removably accommodating a nest for storing a plurality of pharmaceutical recipients; a container door for removing or introducing the nest into the interior; and a lock for coupling the container to a sterile space, the lock being configured such that, after coupling to the sterile space, the container door can be opened without substantially suspending sterility; wherein the lock comprises a first lock part connected to the outer case outside the container door and a second lock part connected to the container door, wherein the first lock part is coupleable to a first sterile lock part surrounding a sterile space door and wherein the second lock part is coupleable to a second sterile lock part connected to the sterile space door.