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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2014
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
John Gray-Dreizler, Rottweil, DE;
Wilhelm Gleichauf, Tuttlingen-Moehringen, DE;
Mariana Jakab, Tuttlingen, DE;
Stefan Thomas, Tuttlingen, DE;
Stefan Schuster, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A surgical sterilizing container tub is provided on which a sterilizing container lid is adapted to be detachably fitted for formation of a surgical sterilizing container for holding surgical instruments for sterilization. The sterilizing container tub has a bottom and a container wall projecting from the bottom. The sterilizing container tub defines a set-down plane, and the bottom forms a fluid collection area for collecting fluid. In order to provide such a surgical sterilizing container tub and such a surgical sterilizing container with which fluid to be removed can be effectively conducted to the fluid collection area, the bottom has a fluid drainage surface which is inclined relative to the set-down plane and is in fluid connection with the fluid collection area for draining fluid in the direction of the container wall. A surgical sterilizing container is also provided.