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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Gianni Rorato, Grenchen, CH;
Silvin Jancic, Villmergen, CH;
Marcel Suter, Kleindoettingen, CH;
Mathys Medizinaltechnik AG, Bettlach, CH;
Abstract
A device for storing surgical instruments and/or implants, the device including at least one dish-shaped instrument tray () and a sealable lid () that is located on the top () of the tray. Each instrument tray () has a base () with a preferably rectangular outline and lateral walls () that are attached and extend vertically relative to the base () from the base underside (). The instrument trays () can be stacked. The lid () includes two displaceable closure mechanisms () having lower locking elements () that are directed towards the underside of the lid (). In addition, each instrument tray () has displaceable locking device (), with which an instrument tray () can be detachably fixed to an instrument tray () lying immediately below. The locking device () includes upper locking elements () that are directed towards the top () and lower locking elements () that are directed towards the underside (). The lower locking elements () can be detachably engaged with the upper locking elements () and with the base () of the instrument tray () lying immediately below to simultaneously fix the lid () and several instrument trays () to each other.