Aesculap Ag

Matthias Schweizer

Stefan Thomas

John Gray-Dreizler

Matthias Henke

Andreas Elisch

Betina Bernauer

Björn Vibrans

Michael Scherger

Lisa Marie Blöchle

Dieter Weisshaupt

Stefan Schuster

Gerold Zieris

Serkan Bellikli

Thomas Sterk

Philipp Bohnenstengel

Frederick Lenzenhuber

Roland-Alois Hoegerle

Martin Machill

Arne Jansen-Troy

Dennis Goerz

Allan Maas

Martina Höfler

Daniel Kiessling

Dieter Weißhaupt

John Wallace

Stephan Dorau

An apparatus can detect surgical instruments provided with RFID transponders. The apparatus has a receiving space delimited by a bottom and side walls. A surgical instrument can be introduced into the receiving space through an upper side of the receiving space. The receiving space is shielded from external electromagnetic waves at the bottom and at the sides by shielding. An antenna device is configured within the shielding in at least two side walls that extend transversely to one another and/or parallel to one another, in such a way that the antenna device can transmit electromagnetic waves into the receiving space and receive electromagnetic waves from the receiving space with respect to two different sides of the receiving space. An identification device is configured to identify a surgical instrument introduced into the receiving space and store identification data corresponding to the identification of the surgical instrument.

Apparatus for the registration of surgical instruments

A sterile container, in particular for medical use or storage of medical products or articles, includes a tray with an external base surface and a lid with an external top surface. At least one slide support element is attached to the tray or to the lid. The sterile container is stackable with a second sterile container that is identical to the sterile container. The slide support element acts as a spacer and slide rail to prevent direct contact between facing base surfaces and top surfaces when handling or stacking the sterile containers.

Sterile container

A filter covering for a sterile container lid, for completely covering at least one gas exchange portion, which is provided on a lid component of the sterile container lid, on an outside of the sterile container lid, the filter covering having at least two clip portions arranged opposite to each other on the filter covering, which are adapted to engage in a form-fitting manner in at least two clip receiving portions provided on the lid component, and by which the filter covering is mountable to and dismountable from the lid component without tools.

Modularly structured lid for a sterile container and filter covering for such a lid

A sterilization packaging includes an interior space for receiving medical packaged goods and a sensor unit adapted to measure a first parameter in the interior space. The packaging has a data transmission unit for receiving and transmitting parameter values measured by the sensor unit. The packaging and data transmission unit are matched to one another to allow transmission of parameter values received by the data transmission unit into an outer space around the packaging. A sterilization method includes: introducing packaged goods into packaging and closing the packaging; introducing the closed packaging into a receiving chamber of a sterilizer; starting a sterilization process flow in the sterilizer; detecting parameter values in the packaging and transmitting the parameter values to a control unit of the sterilizer; and controlling the sterilization process flow as a function of the parameter values.

Sterilization packaging for sterile products, having a sensor device, and sterilization method with active sterilization process adaptation

A container system and a method for forming a knob in a container. The container system includes a container, in particular a medical or surgical sterile container preferably having a tub-like container vessel and/or a container cover; at least one separate coupling element; and at least one coupling system for releasably connecting the coupling element to the container. The coupling system includes a male coupling portion formed on the container and a female coupling portion formed on the coupling element. The coupling portions can be coupled to and uncoupled from one another. The male coupling portion is integrally formed in a wall of the container and is designed as a protruding knob having an undercut.

Container system and method for forming a knob in a container

Sterile container lid

Sterile container trough

Sterile container labelling plate

A modularly structured lid for a sterile container includes a lid component, which has at least one gas exchange portion, on which, on the inner side of a lid, at least one filter device can be arranged, and at least one filter covering by which the at least one gas exchange portion can be completely covered on an outside of the lid. The lid component has at least one standardized clip receiving portion and the filter covering has at least one standardized clip portion, by which the filter covering and the lid component can be interlockingly fixed to each other, and can be mounted and removed without tools. A sterile container can include such a lid and a filter covering for such a lid.

Sterile container security seal

A closure for a medical sterile container having a trough-like first container part and a lid-type second container part includes a closure flap which can be arranged on one of the container parts so as to be able to pivot between a closed position, in which the container parts are interlocked with each other by the closure, and an open position in which the container parts are unlocked. The closure includes a latch element which in the closed position of the closure interlocks the closure flap with the other container part.

Closure element for a medical sterile container, and sterile container with such a closure element

The present application discloses a centering aid for a container having a container trough, with an access opening, a container lid and a seal. In the closed state of the container, the seal is arranged between the container trough and the container lid. The centering aid has a first centering device, which is provided on either the container lid or the container trough, and a second centering device, which is provided on the other of either the container lid or the container trough. The first and second centering devices interact in such a way as to ensure that, in the closed state of the container, the seal is in contact with the container trough and with the container lid along the entire periphery of the access opening.

Centering aid for container lid

A medical sterile container includes a tray-like first container part, a lid-type second container part, a fastener and a ventilation valve to ventilate a container interior surrounded by the first container part and the second container part. The fastener is mounted on one of the container parts so as to be pivotable between a closed position, in which the container parts are locked to one another by the fastener, and an open position in which the container parts are unlocked.

Medical sterile container with safety ventilation valve

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Tuttlingen, Germany

Matthias Schweizer