Sterile container

Abstract

A sterile container for the sterilization of surgical instruments is provided. The sterile container has a bottom wall, a side wall and a lid which, in a closed position of the sterile container, has a lid rim which engages over a free rim arranged on a side of the side wall that faces away from the bottom wall. At least one projection element is arranged between the bottom wall and the free rim. The projection element projects from the side wall in the direction of an outside of the sterile container at least as far as the lid rim and is located at a shorter distance from the bottom wall than the lid rim. The side wall, in a wall area between the at least one projection element and the free rim, does not protrude in the direction of a center of the sterile container over the side wall.

1 . Sterile container for the sterilization of surgical instruments, comprising a bottom wall, a side wall and a lid which, in a closed position of said sterile container, with a lid rim engages over a free rim arranged on a side of the side wall that faces away from the bottom wall, said sterile container having at least one projection element arranged between the bottom wall and the free rim on the side wall, the projection element projecting from the side wall in the direction of an outside of said sterile container at least as far as the lid rim and being located at a shorter distance from the bottom wall than is the lid rim, and the side wall, in a wall area between the at least one projection element and the free rim, not protruding in the direction of a sterile container center of said sterile container over the side wall in a wall area between the at least one projection element and the bottom wall. 
     
     
         2 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the side wall in the wall area between the at least one projection element and the free rim protrudes in the direction of an outside of the sterile container over the side wall in the wall area between the at least one projection element and the bottom wall. 
     
     
         3 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element projects beyond the lid rim in the direction of an outside of the sterile container from the side wall. 
     
     
         4 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein at least one projection element engages the lid rim from behind at a side that faces away from the side wall. 
     
     
         5 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element comprises or forms an abutment element for the lid rim. 
     
     
         6 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the side wall comprises at least one projection element. 
     
     
         7 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the projection element is formed integrally with the side wall. 
     
     
         8 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the projection element is formed by reshaping the side wall. 
     
     
         9 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the projection element is a bead formed in the side wall. 
     
     
         10 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the projection element is formed by bending the side wall over at the free rim in the direction of an outside of the sterile container. 
     
     
         11 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element is formed separately from the side wall and is fixed thereto. 
     
     
         12 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the projection element is releasably fixed to the side wall. 
     
     
         13 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the projection element is an elongated profile. 
     
     
         14 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the at least one projection element is sterilizable. 
     
     
         15 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element is made at least partly of metal. 
     
     
         16 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element is made at least partly of plastic material. 
     
     
         17 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element is arranged on a longitudinal side of the sterile container. 
     
     
         18 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element is arranged on a transverse side of the sterile container. 
     
     
         19 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element extends along an entire circumference or substantially along an entire circumference of the sterile container. 
     
     
         20 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein at least one projection element extends along a continuous peripheral line along a circumference of the sterile container. 
     
     
         21 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 20 , wherein a plurality of projection elements respectively extend along a continuous peripheral line along a circumference of the sterile container and are spaced from one another in the circumferential direction. 
     
     
         22 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the sterile container comprises precisely one projection element. 
     
     
         23 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the sterile container comprises a plurality of projection elements. 
     
     
         24 . Sterile container in accordance with  claim 23 , wherein all of the projection elements of the sterile container are of identical construction.