Flexible containers for use in sterilizing, storing, transporting, and presenting medical instruments
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1. A medical instruments container, comprising:
- a. a flexible instrument tray;
b. a flexible cover, the cover comprising;
i. a floor;
ii. two side walls perpendicular to the floor and extending vertically from opposing sides thereof; and
iii. two end walls perpendicular to the floor and extending vertically from opposing ends thereof;
c. a plurality of openings formed in the instrument tray and cover; and
d. drainage channels, including one or more floor drainage channels leading from one or more of the plurality of openings to one or more wall drainage channels formed in one or more of the side walls and/or end walls of the cover, wherein the one or more drainage channels are configured to create a passageway for liquids to drain from an interior of the container when the container is stored on a side thereof.
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Abstract
Instrument containers for use in sterilizing, storing, transporting, and/or presenting medical instruments, such as dental and surgical instruments, are disclosed. The instrument containers may include, an instrument tray; a cover; and a plurality of openings formed in the instrument tray and cover. The instrument containers may be flexible containers, wherein the cover can be snap-fitted onto the instrument tray.
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1. A medical instruments container, comprising:
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a. a flexible instrument tray; b. a flexible cover, the cover comprising; i. a floor; ii. two side walls perpendicular to the floor and extending vertically from opposing sides thereof; and iii. two end walls perpendicular to the floor and extending vertically from opposing ends thereof; c. a plurality of openings formed in the instrument tray and cover; and d. drainage channels, including one or more floor drainage channels leading from one or more of the plurality of openings to one or more wall drainage channels formed in one or more of the side walls and/or end walls of the cover, wherein the one or more drainage channels are configured to create a passageway for liquids to drain from an interior of the container when the container is stored on a side thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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