Patent ID: 7501198

Claim:
A sterile transfer container for containing a battery having electrical terminals for powering a surgical instrument comprising: a tubular body having an axis, a closed distal end and an open proximal end, said distal end having a detent means for being engaged by a member; terminal means extending through said tubular body for electrically communicating with the battery terminals of a battery retained within said body; a cover for releasably enclosing said open proximal end; and locking means for locking said cover to said body, said locking means comprising: an elongated member extending exteriorly of said body between said distal and proximal ends of said body, in general parallel alignment with said axis, said elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end; a latching means affixed to said distal end of said elongated member, said latching means for selectively engaging said detent means on said distal end of said body; a lateral support member for selective locking engagement with said cover, said lateral support member secured transversely to said proximal end of said elongated member; and releasable closing bias means for urging said latching means against said detent means and said lateral support member against said cover when said cover is locked, said closing bias means interposed between said elongated member and said cover.