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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Wilhelm Gleichauf, Tuttlingen-Moehringen, DE;
Mariana Jakab, Tuttlingen, DE;
Friedrich-wilhelm Oertmann, Tuttlingen, DE;
Torsten Renner, Eisenberg, DE;
Stefan Schuster, Tuttlingen, DE;
Wolfgang Schwanke, Rietheim-Weilheim, DE;
Wilhelm Gleichauf, Tuttlingen-Moehringen, DE;
Mariana Jakab, Tuttlingen, DE;
Friedrich-Wilhelm Oertmann, Tuttlingen, DE;
Torsten Renner, Eisenberg, DE;
Stefan Schuster, Tuttlingen, DE;
Wolfgang Schwanke, Rietheim-Weilheim, DE;
AESCULAP AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a sterile container, especially for receiving and storing surgical instruments or material in sterile conditions, comprising and receiving area formed by a container bottom and container walls, a lid for sealing the receiving area, and a gas exchange opening which can be sealed by a sterile filter. In order to enable the sterile filter to be replaced in a simple manner, a filter unit is provided, comprising the sterile filter, a support and a holding element, the sterile filter is maintained between the support and the holding element and the filter unit is mounted on the lid and/or bottom of the container.