Patent ID: 7871582

Claim:
A container system for medical instruments, the system comprising: a molded plastic reticulated tray having a continuous rib that forms a tray rim about a perimeter of the molded plastic 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; a middle portion of the plurality of intersecting 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 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 so that those surfaces are cleaned; and at least one instrument holder having a pair of resilient legs wherein each of said legs includes a free end terminated by a pair of quasi-hemispherical clips facing opposing directions and releasably engaging said plurality of intersecting ribs.