US 12,245,905 B2
Identification system for sterile containers and mesh trays
Gerold Zieris, Tuttlingen-Moehringen (DE); Philipp Bohnenstengel, Steisslingen (DE); Matthias Henke, Villingen-Schwenningen (DE); Bozica Frech, Koenigsheim (DE); Johann Maliglowka, Kolbingen (DE); Sabrina Klink, Deisslingen (DE); Stephan Bauer, Emmingen (DE); Corvin Motz, Pfullendorf (DE); Joachim Amann, Muehlingen-Zoznegg (DE); Michael Scheit, Reutlingen (DE); and Martina Hoefler, Trossingen (DE)
Assigned to Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/797,814
Filed by Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen (DE)
PCT Filed Feb. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/052740
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 5, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/156405, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 103 131.9 (DE), filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0055196 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 90/92 (2016.01); A61B 50/34 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 90/92 (2016.02) [A61B 50/34 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An identification system for sterile containers and sieve trays for holding medical instruments, the identification system comprising:
at least one identification plate having an identification plate interface comprising at least one latching projection,
at least one sterile container having a first counterpart interface complementary to the identification plate interface, the first counterpart interface having at least one respective latching recess,
at least one sieve tray having a second counterpart interface complementary to the identification plate interface, the second counterpart interface having at least one respective latching recess, and
at least one adapter element configured to be exclusively attached to the at least one sterile container in a detachable manner, the at least one adapter element comprising the first counterpart interface complementary to the identification plate interface;
wherein:
the identification plate interface and the first counterpart interface are formed for holding the at least one identification plate indirectly on the at least one sterile container via the at least one adapter element,
the identification plate interface and the second counterpart interface are formed for holding the at least one identification plate directly on the at least one sieve tray, and
the identification plate interface and the first counterpart interface are formed for holding the at least one identification plate directly on the at least one adapter element.