Patent ID: 7132089

Claim:
Sterilisation set comprising: a container comprising a receptacle that is sealably closable, a valve inside the container facing an over-lid of said container, said over-lid being arranged to permit a sterilising agent to penetrate into said container, a seat supporting the valve and being inside the container so that said valve ensures the obturation of the receptacle in a closed position, a first sealing means for ensuring a seal between the valve and the seat in the closed position of said valve, elastic means for urging said valve towards its position of closing the receptacle, an apparatus that is arranged to be releasably carried on the over-lid of the container and that is linked to said valve with a catch, said apparatus holding said valve in an open position against the urging of said elastic means, said apparatus including electronic means for recording at least one sterilisation parameter during sterilisation, said apparatus having locking means for cooperating with said catch to keep said valve in its open position, said apparatus further comprising means for automatically disengaging the locking means for producing the release of the catch and allowing the movement of the valve towards its closed position under the action of the elastic means, said electronic means being programmed to activate the disengaging means when every sterilisation parameter is met, wherein: the over-lid is, of a shape designed to cap the receptacle and equipped with means for securing to said receptacle, the seat comprises a lid of a shape designed to cover the receptacle, and containing at least one orifice for the passage of a sterilising agent, which at least one orifice can be obturated by said valve in the closed position of the latter, and a second sealing means located between the receptacle and the seat for sealing the recepable in the closed position of the valve.