US4971774A
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Sterilizing container for surgical instruments
Assignee: Aesculap AG
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Filing: 1988-03-26
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Granted: 1990-11-20
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Expires: 2008-03-26
Abstract
Abstract In a sterilizing container for surgical instruments comprising a bottom part and a lid sealingly positionable thereon, with a seal made of an elastically deformable material extending around the lid along the outer circumference thereof and being fixed to the lid by means of a profiled strip, in order to effect a simplified attachment of the profiled strip to the lid without changing the lid, it is proposed that the profiled strip consist of a plastic material with a hard rating and be adhesively bonded to the inside of the lid.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Schwanke
- 👤 Wolfgang Taschner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 18:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L2/00; A61L2/26; A61L2/02; A61L2/04; A61L2/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
Sterilizing container for surgical instruments comprising a bottom part and a lid sealingly positionable thereon, with a seal made of an elastically deformable material extending around the lid along the outer circumference thereof and being fixed to the lid by means of a profiled strip, wherein the profiled strip (3; 13) consists of a plastic material with a hard rating and is adhesively bonded to the inside of the lid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
Sterilizing container for surgical instruments comprising a bottom part and a lid sealingly positionable thereon, with a seal made of an elastically deformable material extending around the lid along the outer circumference thereof and being fixed to the lid by means of a profiled strip, wherein the profiled strip (3; 13) consists of a plastic material with a hard rating and is adhesively bonded to the inside of the lid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the profiled strip (3) and a downwardly drawn lid rim (2) form an insertion groove (8) for the seal (9) therebetween in which the seal (9) is held by frictional or positive connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Container as defined in claim 2, wherein the insertion groove (8) is undercut in order to secure the seal (9).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Container as defined in one of claim 2 wherein the profiled strip (3) slants downwardly towards the insertion groove (8).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
Container as defined in claim 2, wherein the seal (9) is of circular cross-section and the profiled strip (3) is of arcuate cross section adjacent the insertion groove (8).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
Container as defined in claim l, wherein the profiled strip (13) has an area (18) of plastic material with a soft rating which forms the seal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
Container as defined in claim 6, wherein the area (18) with a soft rating is injected onto or adhesively bonded to the area of the profiled strip (13) which is made of plastic material with a hard rating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
Container as defined in claim 6, wherein the area (18) with a soft rating and the area of the profiled strip (13) with a hard rating are of integral design.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the profiled strip (3;13) consists of silicon rubber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the seal (9) or the soft rated area (18) of the profiled strip (13) consists of a plastic foam.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the plastic material with a hard rating has a Shore hardness of between 70 and 90.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the seal (9) or the soft rated area (18) of the profiled strip (13) has a Shore hardness of between 10 and 30.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the profiled strip (3,13) has a plane bonding surface (4; 14) which rests against the lid (1).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
Container as defined in claim 1, wherein the profiled strip (3;13) slants downwardly on a side thereof (7, 17) remote from the seal (9; 18), thereby forming an acute angle between the downwardly slanting side (7; 17) and the bonding surface (4; 14).
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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