Sterilization container for surgical instruments or the like
First Claim
1. A sterilization container comprising:
- a lower section;
a cover sealingly placeable on said lower section;
a locking member securing the cover in position on the lower section and mounted on one of said cover and lower section for pivotable movement between a closed position and an open position;
a card-like securing element positionable on one of said cover and lower section of the container and having a portion movable into a path of travel of said locking member;
said movable portion being elastically bendable out of the plane of the rest of said securing element for placement into the path of travel of the locking member only to such an extent that it slides behind the locking member when the locking member is pivoted into an open position, said locking member upon closing causing said movable portion of the securing element to move along said path of travel such that said movable portion is covered by said locking member when said locking member reaches said closed position.
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Abstract
In order to facilitate the detection of any unauthorized opening of a sterilization container for surgical instruments or the like having a lower section, a cover sealingly placeable thereon, a locking member securing the cover in position on the lower section and pivotable between a closed position and an open position, and a card-like securing element which can be secured in position on the container and moves into the path of travel of the locking member near to the closed position of the locking member, it is suggested that the part of the securing element moving into the path of travel of the locking member be elastically bendable out of the plane of the securing element and move into the path of travel of the locking member only to such a depth that it slides back behind the locking member when the locking member is pivoted into the open position and during closing of the locking member is taken along with it and is covered by the locking member in the closed position thereof.
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21 Claims
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1. A sterilization container comprising:
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a lower section; a cover sealingly placeable on said lower section; a locking member securing the cover in position on the lower section and mounted on one of said cover and lower section for pivotable movement between a closed position and an open position; a card-like securing element positionable on one of said cover and lower section of the container and having a portion movable into a path of travel of said locking member; said movable portion being elastically bendable out of the plane of the rest of said securing element for placement into the path of travel of the locking member only to such an extent that it slides behind the locking member when the locking member is pivoted into an open position, said locking member upon closing causing said movable portion of the securing element to move along said path of travel such that said movable portion is covered by said locking member when said locking member reaches said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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