Patent ID: 7828777

Claim:
A sealing element for sealing containers of medication, the sealing element comprising: a sealing member, the sealing member configured for engaging a package of medication so as to seal the package of medication so as to prevent fluid from entering or exiting the package of medication; and a permeable sterilization member, the sterilization member being disposed adjacent to the sealing member so as to be disposed outside of the package of medication where the sterilization member does not contact the medication and being formed from a porous material so as to be permeable to a sterilization fluid so as to allow the sterilization fluid to pass therethrough to sterilize the sealing member; wherein the sealing member comprises a cap placed over a container of medication to thereby seal the container of medication; wherein the sterilization member comprises a cap which is placed over the sealing member; and wherein the sterilization member comprises a clamping portion which attaches to the container of medication and a cap portion which attaches to the clamping portion.