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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L Nichols, Jacksonville, TX (US);
William H Patterson, Jacksonville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210477 ; 55504 ; 55511 ; 55DI / ; 206438 ; 210482 ; 210484 ; 422292 ; 422310 ;
Abstract
A filter (32) is provided for a medical sterilization container (10) having a port (18,22,24) allowing fluid communication between the interior of container (10) and the surrounding environment. A peripheral frame (44) is adapted to cooperate with the port (18,22,24). A plurality of cross-members (54) span an aperture (48) formed by a frame (44). A filter medium (58) is disposed across the aperture (48) so as to be interposed between the interior of the container and the cross-members (54).