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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lorenz Gabele, Sauldorf, DE;
Uwe Kulow, Tuttlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/124 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/124 ;
Abstract
To enable the use of long lasting filters in a sterilizing container having a broken through area which is covered by a flat filter layer, without any structural alteration thereto, it is proposed that the filter layer consist of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and be built up of compact particles fused together and forming pores between them.