Patent ID: 7744832

Claim:
A container for holding an instrument to be microbially deactivated in a reprocessor; the container comprising: a tray having a bottom wall and a continuous side wall extending from the periphery of said bottom wall, said bottom wall and said side wall defining a cavity for receiving an instrument to be microbially deactivated; a dividing wall in the tray for dividing said cavity into a first chamber and a second chamber, said dividing wall including at least one recess formed therein; a first removable seal member including a first opening dimensioned to receive a portion of the instrument extending therethrough, said first removable seal member dimensioned to be received in said at least one recess in said dividing wall such that a first gap surrounds an outer surface of said first removable seal member, thereby providing a fluid pathway between said first chamber and said second chamber; and a lid attachable to said tray to enclose said cavity.