Inventors:
Joseph A. Cesa - Cumming GA, US
Laureen C. Clark - Johns Creek GA, US
John K. Clay - Milford CT, US
Steven Scott Friderich - Roswell GA, US
Sean P. Gorman - Cumming GA, US
David Hernandez - Mableton GA, US
Denise E. O'Connor - Elizabeth Bay, AU
Corinna Schwarz - Roswell GA, US
Tara Denise Smith - Marietta GA, US
James Troy Starkey - North Haven CT, US
Daniel P. Sterling - Norwalk CT, US
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. - Neenah WI
International Classification:
A61L 2/00
B65D 83/10
B65D 17/32
B65D 17/34
A61B 17/06
E05B 39/02
US Classification:
422300, 422297, 206439, 206370, 206363, 220371, 220266, 220324, 292243, 292307 R
Abstract:
A non-reusable, locking container for sterilizing and storing surgical materials and presenting surgical materials in a sterilized condition. The non-reusable, locking sterilization container includes a tray, a lid, a permeable filter, a non-reusable lock and a frangible release that limit the container to only a single sterilization cycle or single use.