Patent ID: 7303734

Claim:
An endoscope container for high-pressure steam sterilization of an endoscope having a flexible insertion member, the endoscope container being stored in a high-pressure sterilizing device by having at least a part of the insertion member of the endoscope stowed in a curved state, the endoseope container comprising: a tray serving as a housing and having a plurality of pores; a lid member blocking an opening of the tray and having a plurality of pores; and a positioning member, formed in at least one of the tray and lid member, the positioning member being adapted to stow the insertion member of the endoscope during the high-pressure steam sterilization in a predetermined curved form, the curved form having at least a first bend radius corresponding to a distal portion of the insertion member and a second bend radius corresponding to a proximal portion of the insertion member, wherein the positioning member is formed such that the first bend radius corresponding to the distal portion of the insertion member is larger than the second bend radius corresponding to the proximal portion of the insertion member and the first bend radius corresponds to the distal portion which is 70 cm or more in length as measured from a distal end of the insertion member.