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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:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Steven Scott Friderich, Roswell, GA (US);
Denise E. O'connor, Potts Point, AU;
Joseph A. Cesa, Cumming, GA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Scott Friderich, Roswell, GA (US);
Denise E. O'Connor, Potts Point, AU;
Joseph A. Cesa, Cumming, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 9/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collapsible single-use sterilization container for use in the sterilization of medical instruments is provided. The sterilization container includes a lid having central portion defined by a frangible region. Upon activation of the frangible region, the central portion may be removed rendering the sterilization container inoperable for future use.