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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Daniel Reichert, Climax, MI (US);
Benjamin Edinger, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Anthony Sall, Zeeland, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A sterilization container for medical instruments comprising a base and a lid. A latch may be attached to the lid. The latch may include a mount body and a lever body pivotably coupled to the mount body such that the lever body and the mount body cooperate to define an interior having an opening. A deflector may be positioned within the interior and movable with the lever body. The deflector may include a hub portion supported, a wing portion extending from the hub portion to positioned adjacent to the opening of the interior such that when the lever body is in a secured position the wing portion prevents access to the interior through the opening.