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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Scican Ltd., Toronto, CA;
Arthur Zwingenberger, Lucerne, CH;
Robert Biermann, Blackstock, CA;
Andy Kwan-Leung Sun, Toronto, CA;
SciCan Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A container for washing, sterilization, transportation and sterile storage of articles for sterilization is provided. The container includes a sleeve and a frame adapted to receive articles for sterilization. The container includes at least one filtered opening to permit communication between the sterilization apparatus and the sterilization chamber for the communication of steam and air. In a first configuration, a front and rear wall of the frame engage the sleeve to create a sterilization chamber. The container may be stacked and stored in any orientation. In a second configuration, the frame rests or nests on top of the sleeve to permit access to and use of the sterilized articles. The container, may include one or a plurality of openings for communication between a sterilization apparatus and the sterilization chamber and one or more filters adjacent to the pluralities of openings.