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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kraig H Allen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Thomas J Bussell, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Paragon Group of Plastics Companies, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422297 ; 206438 ; 206563 ; 422292 ; 422300 ;
Abstract
An sterilization tray and mat used in combination for the sterilization of surgical instruments. The tray includes raised ribs protruding from the tray floor for supporting a sterilization mat above the tray floor and a plurality of holes for permitting the ingress and egress of sterilants and for permitting drainage of condensation. The mat includes a plurality of raised parallel ribs with rows of projections extending from and between each rib for supporting the instruments.