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Instrument cassette

CA 1324353 C · Owner: Riihimaki, Roy · Inventors: D'Amico, Richard; Riihimaki, Roy; Zoll, Karl

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A cassette for sterilization and storage of instruments, incorporating improved instrumentlocating and retaining means and improved hinge and latch mechanisms. The cassette is fabricated of metallic materials having superior heat resistance and is designed to be stored in stacked relationship with other such cassettes.

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  • Granted November 16, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 16, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 21, 1989
GrantedNovember 16, 1993
Term endedNovember 16, 2010
Patent numberCA 1324353 C
Classification (IPC)B65D43/14

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedFeb 21, 1989Patent grantedNov 16, 1993Term endedNov 16, 2010

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