Sterile container for receiving medical sterile items

Abstract

This invention relates to a sterile container for receiving cleaned, sterilized, or cleaned or sterilized medical articles, comprising a lower part of the sterile container forming a receiving space for the articles and a sterile container cap removably disposed on the lower part of the sterile container for closing the receiving space. At least one handle element is provided on the lower part of the sterile container, the handle element being positionable between a transport position protruding from the sterile container cap and a locking position for locking the sterile container cap to the lower part of the sterile container. The sterile container cap is configured with a receiving area for receiving the handle element therein in the locked position, and the receiving area is configured as a handle recess, which is in the form of a recess extending into the receiving space relative to the plane of the cap, the recess for fully receiving the handle element therein.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a sterile container for receiving cleaned / sterilized or cleanable / sterilized medical articles, comprising a lower sterile container component forming a receiving space for the articles and a sterile container cap removably disposed on the lower sterile container component for closing the receiving space. At least one handle element is provided on the lower sterile container component, which is positionable between a transport position protruding from the sterile container cap and a locking position for locking the sterile container cap to the lower sterile container component. The sterile container cap is configured with a receiving area for fully receiving the handle element within the locked position. Furthermore, this invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a sterile container. Background Technology

[0002] Sterile containers for receiving items requiring sterilization, such as medical devices and equipment, are well known in the art. Such sterile containers are also called filter trays or sieve trays and are used in equipment for sterilizing medical devices. Sterile containers containing cleaned medical devices, such as drills, scalpels, endoscopes, catheters, or similar devices, are placed in a sterile barrier system, such as a sterilization cabinet, and then sent to a sterilization apparatus where the medical devices located on the filter tray are sterilized.

[0003] Aseptic containers in the form of filter trays are well-known. They have a lower part of the filter tray that forms a receiving area for items to be sterilized, and a sterile container cap that closes the receiving area of ​​the lower part of the filter tray to prevent, for example, light or small instruments from being thrown out of the receiving area during cleaning or rinsing processes, to prevent instruments from falling onto the transport vehicle when being transported to the sterile barrier system, and to maintain a gap between the instruments and the flexible packaging used for the filter tray so that the flexible packaging is not damaged. The lower part of the filter tray and the sterile container cap are constructed in a mesh or perforated manner to allow the inflow and outflow of cleaning, disinfecting, or sterilizing media.

[0004] To facilitate the handling of closed filter trays, these trays are equipped with handles, which are located either on the lower part of the tray or on the attached tray cover. Additionally, to prevent accidental opening of the tray cover, a locking device is commonly used on the lower part of the tray to lock the cover to the lower part. In some known filter trays, this locking function is integrated into the handle. Despite the cover, the handle / locking device must be easily accessible to the user. Particularly important is the ability to safely handle the trays, especially when loaded with cleaned equipment. Finally, for transport and storage purposes, multiple tray containers need to be reliably and stably stacked in a closed state, i.e., covered by the cover.

[0005] A filter tray container for receiving articles requiring sterilization is disclosed in DE 10 2010 050 919 A1. This container has a receiving container (lower part of the filter tray) made of a mesh-perforated material defining an article receiving area. The receiving container is closed on one side by a flat, openable cap (filter tray cap) made of a mesh-perforated material. The receiving container has at least one locking device that secures the cap to the receiving container in the closed position. The locking device is pivotable beyond a locking element mounted on the cap—utilizing the spring properties of the locking device and the locking element—to a locked position. The locking device here consists of a clamp-shaped handle that pivots on the flat cap and rests against and thus protrudes from the surface of the cap in the locked position. Therefore, the disadvantage of this filter tray is that multiple filter trays cannot be stacked stably and in a fixed position due to the clamp-shaped handle element protruding from the cap surface, since there is no flat surface available for the sterile container on top.

[0006] US 8,668,111 B2 discloses a filter tray having a lower part and a cover, the cover having a main panel / cover surface defined by opposing side edges and opposing end edges. The cover forms a receiving area for a locking handle pivotally mounted on the lower part by means of ribs projecting upward from the main panel surface. The locking handle enables a user to move the lower part in one functional position and lock the lower part to the cover in another functional position, wherein the ribs engage with the locking handle. The disadvantages of this filter tray are: the handle at the bottom of the container rests on the main plane of the cover, making stable stacking of multiple filter trays necessitated by a costly cover and bottom structure with additional supporting ribs projecting upward from the cover surface. Furthermore, the geometry shown is difficult and costly to manufacture from stainless steel sheet.

[0007] In the prior art, another type of filter disc is well known, in which two filter disc handles located on opposite sides of the lower part of the filter disc can be linearly and vertically slidably inserted into a receiving space. The filter disc handles can be positioned separately between a pulled-out transport position and a stationary position inserted into the receiving space. A separate closure is provided to lock the cover to the lower part. A disadvantage of this filter disc is that the filter disc handles are difficult to reach.

[0008] In known filter trays, a handle is not located on the lower part of the tray, but rather on the tray cover it locks with. A handle on the cover hinders the reliable and stable stacking of the sealed filter trays. To prevent this, in known filter trays, the handle on the cover can be recessed into a cavity within the cover. However, this also presents a safety hazard during transport, as the total weight of the filter tray rests on the cover, and accidental opening is possible despite the lock.

[0009] One known solution for achieving stable stacking when handles or locking elements are located on the filter tray cover is to provide feet that create spacing on the underside of the filter tray container. However, filter trays with feet are not suitable for flexible packaging, as the raised feet can puncture and damage the packaging.

[0010] Additionally, prior art also exists in connection with DE 10 2018 130 542 A1, DE 201 05 328 U1, US 5 065 885 A and US 6 012 577 A. Summary of the Invention

[0011] In this context, the object of the present invention is to reduce the aforementioned disadvantages of the prior art, and in particular to realize a sterile container with a cap in which it is possible to handle, in particular, a full and therefore heavy sterile container in a particularly slip-resistant and loose-resistant manner. The handle element is easily accessible and operable by the user, the lower part of the sterile container can be carried using the handle element (instead of on the cap), and multiple closed sterile containers can be stably stacked. In addition, a simple and reliable locking function for the lower part and the cap is also achieved.

[0012] This objective is achieved by a sterile container according to the invention, namely, a sterile container having a lower part constituting a receiving space and a sterile container cap removably disposed on the lower part for closing the receiving space, wherein at least one handle element is provided on the lower part of the sterile container, the handle element being positionable between a transport position protruding from the sterile container cap and a locking position locking the sterile container cap to the lower part of the sterile container, wherein a receiving area is constructed in the sterile container cap for receiving the handle element therein in the locked position, particularly a side receiving area, wherein the receiving area is constructed as a handle recess, which is in the form of a recess extending into the receiving space relative to the plane of the cap, the recess for fully receiving the handle element therein, and thus forming at least one connecting plate, particularly a transition area, between the sterile container cap and the receiving area as the handle recess, the connecting plate being at least partially fluid-permeable, preferably perforated like a mesh.

[0013] A particular advantage of this invention is that the handle recess / receiving area is recessed relative to the capping plane or main plane of the sterile container cap. The receiving area or handle recess receives the handle element of the filter tray such that, in the closed state, it is positioned below the capping surface, particularly completely below the capping surface, and does not extend upwards from the capping plane or capping surface, i.e., in a direction away from the receiving space. In the case of stacking multiple such closed and locked containers, the handle element of the lower sterile container component of a lower sterile container is thus located below the support surface of the lower sterile container component of an upper sterile container, such that the upper sterile container is substantially entirely fitted / supported on the capping plane of the lower sterile container cap. Furthermore, this invention also ensures that the handle element of the lower sterile container component is easily accessible in the locked position and can be easily placed into the transport position. Furthermore, because the handle element is located on the lower part of the sterile container, sterile containers sealed with sterile container caps can be handled particularly reliably, even under heavy loads, when the handle element is in the transport position. The handle element can be advantageously moved from the locked position to the transport position without having to open or being able to open the cap, and vice versa. In summary, this invention also possesses several advantages, positively impacting storage suitability / stackability, transportability, and the maintenance of sterilization conditions for third parties.

[0014] Furthermore, the object of the present invention is achieved by a method for manufacturing a sterile container having a lower part constituting a receiving space and a sterile container cap for closing the receiving space, wherein a receiving area is constructed in the sterile container cap for fully receiving a handle element therein in a locked position, comprising the following steps:

[0015] -Preparation of sheet metal, especially from stainless steel.

[0016] - A slit is made in the sheet metal to create a region between the capping plane and the handle cavity for forming the handle cavity.

[0017] -A handle cavity for the handle element is formed by shaping the slit area of ​​the sheet material toward the receiving space of the lower part of the sterile container.

[0018] The beneficial embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below.

[0019] The sterile container preferably has a substantially rectangular cross-section. A handle recess is constructed on each of the two opposing sides of the container cap, preferably on the shorter side. The opposing handle recesses are preferably constructed and configured to be mirror-symmetrical to each other. The shape / profile of the handle recess preferably corresponds to the profile of the handle element.

[0020] One embodiment features a sterile container cap having a substantially planar cap surface and a recess extending inwards into a receiving space relative to the cap surface. This planar cap surface is particularly easy to manufacture and clean, and provides a particularly large contact surface for another sterile container being stacked. Preferably, the cap surface is located in a plane having a hypothetical plane formed by the edge of the lower component of the sterile container. This achieves the largest possible container volume. In another embodiment, the cap surface / cap plane may be located below the hypothetical plane extending by the edge of the lower component of the sterile container, i.e., on the side facing the receiving space. In this way, an edge can be formed on the otherwise as flat as possible cap to surround the upper side of the cap plane (the side of the cap plane facing away from the receiving space), which serves as a positioning and positioning aid for another sterile container stacked on the cap.

[0021] According to another embodiment, the receiving area is configured such that the cap surface is formed inward within the receiving space. Alternatively, the receiving area can be formed by a sheet metal member fastened, particularly welded, to the cap surface. In this case, the connection between the cap surface and the welded sheet metal member is achieved by a connecting piece, which is welded to either the cap surface or the sheet metal member at its respective end. Furthermore, the connecting piece allows for openings in the transition area between the cap surface and the sheet metal member, thereby enabling the cleaning fluid to effectively flush the receiving area during cleaning by rinsing the openings in the receiving area.

[0022] According to another embodiment, the handle element can be constructed as a U-shape having two free legs and a handle piece connecting these legs to each other. Preferably, it is hinged to the sterile container using the free legs, particularly to an upper edge of the sterile container. Due to the hinged connection, it can be easily inserted / positioned into the locked and transport positions. Hinged connection to the upper edge of the lower part of the sterile container provides the advantage that the receiving area / handle recess does not need to be constructed particularly deep to ensure the handle element is fully received and easily accessible to the user. Furthermore, the size / height of the receiving space of the sterile container is limited to being as small as possible. In the case of such a U-shaped handle element, the handle recess has a substantially U-shaped peripheral shape. In other words, the bottom of the handle recess has a peripheral shape corresponding to the shape of the handle element, in this case, a substantially U-shaped peripheral shape, and is preferably constructed to be entirely flat.

[0023] Preferably, the two free legs and the handle are constructed as a plane. In the locked position, they are preferably oriented parallel to the cover surface and / or positioned entirely on the side of the cover surface facing the receiving space.

[0024] Another embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the aseptic container cap is a perforated aseptic container cap made of stainless steel sheet. As a supplement or alternative, the lower part of the aseptic container can, in principle, be a perforated aseptic container lower part made of stainless steel sheet. In this way, the invention provides an aseptic container in the form of a filter disc container. The handle cavity can be fabricated in various ways, for example, as a separate element that matches the cap or is directly formed from the cap sheet. The recess constituting the handle cavity can be formed, in particular, by a sheet metal forming element fastened, especially welded, to the cap surface. As an alternative and as previously described, the recess constituting the handle cavity can be formed by a formed area of ​​the cap plane. Both variations make it possible to simplify the fabrication of an easy-to-clean cap.

[0025] A particularly easy-to-clean handle cavity can be achieved by forming the shaped area through parallel slits or through-holes inserted into the cap plane, which, after forming, constitute a diamond-shaped mesh structure. This provides a cap whose handle cavity can be particularly well rinsed by a cleaning fluid during cleaning by flushing the through-holes on or within the handle cavity area. In this embodiment, the cap / cap plate segment formed during manufacturing is actually designed based on the principle of "drawn metal mesh." This means that through-holes, particularly slit-like through-holes, are formed in or within the cap plate, for example, created or present through a stamping process, which are stretched and deformed into, for example, diamond-shaped holes during the forming of the cap material into the handle cavity.

[0026] Another embodiment of the sterile container is characterized by a locking structure constructed in the receiving area for locking engagement with the handle element in a locked position. This locking structure can be formed in the handle recess area by a corresponding shape of the capping material. A handle recess can be achieved particularly simply by molding, wherein the locking structure is formed by a spring element fixed to the sterile container cap, particularly in the handle recess, which is made of plastic / injection molding. If the locking element has a fastening protrusion, it is particularly ideal that the fastening protrusion is embedded in a fitted fastening notch within the capping material and preferably locks into it. The fastening notch can be formed, for example, by a through-hole inserted into the capping material, particularly a punched-out hole.

[0027] It should be noted that the aforementioned locking structure can, of course, be provided in another manner. Thus, as an alternative to the aforementioned embodiments, this locking structure can also be made / constructed from a plastic, such as an elastic material, preferably a silicone resin. This locking structure can then be assembled as a separately manufactured component into the handle cavity region of the cap (material). Furthermore, the locking structure, particularly when provided as a separate plastic part, can be a resilient molded body.

[0028] In another embodiment of the method of the invention, it may be specified that perforations are inserted, particularly punched, into the sheet material for sealing aseptic containers, the perforations not deforming when the section of the sealing material is transformed into a handle cavity. In another embodiment of the method, after inserting all the perforations, the sheet material may undergo a cleaning process, followed by a straightening process, for example, in the form of rolling, as an alternative. In another embodiment, the sheet material may then undergo a grinding and / or deburring process. Alternatively, another cleaning process may be performed. After these process steps—particularly by molding—the material is formed / shaped into one or more handle cavities. Alternatively, an edge, preferably surrounding the entire circumference, may then be formed as an adjoining portion for stacking other containers of the invention on the aseptic container seal. It is particularly effective and advantageous if the forming of one or more handle cavities and the alternative stacking edge is achieved in a single molding or process step.

[0029] Alternatively, this invention provides a perforated sterile container cap made of stainless steel sheet, which receives the handle of an attached filter disc or sterile container at its end in a handle recess, the handle recess being recessed relative to the main plane such that the handle (including an optional closure) is held below the cap surface in the closed state. In this way, the invention provides a sterile container / filter disc in which the handle element is still easily accessible to the user despite the use of a sterile container cap, allowing the sterile container or filter disc to be moved on the handle element (rather than on the cap), and enabling particularly stable stacking of multiple sterile containers / filter discs. Attached Figure Description

[0030] Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following exemplary and non-limiting drawings. These drawings are merely schematic in nature and are intended only to illustrate the invention. In the drawings:

[0031] Figure 1 A perspective view of a sterile container according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0032] Figure 2 A perspective view of a segment of a sterile container according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0033] Figure 3 It shows Figure 1 A perspective view of a section of the sterile container shown;

[0034] Figure 4 A perspective view of a portion of two stacked aseptic containers of the present invention is shown;

[0035] Figure 5 A perspective view of a portion of the stamped sheet metal for the aseptic container cap of the aseptic container of the present invention is shown.

[0036] Figure 6 It shows Figure 4 The diagram shows a portion of the stamped sheet metal along with the handle cavity it forms. Detailed Implementation

[0037] Figure 1 A perspective view of a sterile container 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is shown. The sterile container 1 is constructed as a filter tray 1, having a sterile container lower part 2 and a sterile container cap 3, and is used to receive sterilized or sterilizable medical articles, which are not shown in the figure. The sterile container lower part 2 has a bottom (not shown in the figure), two short sidewalls 4 disposed on the bottom, and two long sidewalls 5. The short sidewalls 4 and long sidewalls 5 together form a surrounding edge 6 of the container lower part and surround a receiving space 7 for the medical articles. Not only the sterile container lower part 2, but also the sterile container cap 2 is made of a perforated stainless steel plate.

[0038] The sterile container cap 3 is removably set on the surrounding edge 6 and is used to close the receiving space 7 in such a way that the items inside are protected from damage from the outside, and the items received inside will not fall out of the receiving space 7 unintentionally.

[0039] On the lower part 2 of the sterile container, a handle element 8 is hinged to each of the two short sidewalls 4. This handle element can be positioned between a transport position (not shown in the figure) protruding from the sterile container cap 3 and a locking position (not shown in the figure) that locks the sterile container cap 3 to the lower part 2 of the sterile container. The handle element 8 is essentially U-shaped, having two free legs 14a and 14b and a handle piece 15 connecting these legs. It is hinged to a pivot bearing seat 27 on the upper edge 6 of the lower part 2 of the sterile container via its free legs 14a and 14b.

[0040] The aseptic container cap 3 is constructed as a sheet metal stamping part. It has a cap surface 9 that is substantially planar, almost corresponding to the unformed sheet metal surface. The cap surface 9 constitutes a support or contact surface for stacking another aseptic container 1 (see [reference]). Figure 4 ).exist Figure 2In the illustrated embodiment, with the container cap 3 placed on the container edge 6, the cap surface 9 lies almost within or slightly above the plane extending from the container edge 6. In this embodiment, the cap surface 9 is surrounded by a partially encircling cap edge 10. This cap edge surrounds the container edge 6 and serves to position the container cap 3 onto the lower part of the container 2.

[0041] Figure 1 and 3 The implementation methods shown are similar to Figure 2 The difference in the embodiment shown is that the capping surface 9 is offset almost entirely from the plane unfolded by the container edge 6 toward the receiving space 7. This is achieved by the capping surface 9 being surrounded by a capping edge 11 that protrudes upward, i.e., in a direction away from the receiving space 7, the inner side of which faces the container edge 6 to form a receiving groove 12 for the container edge 6.

[0042] In the aseptic container cap 3, more precisely, in its capping surface 9, a handle recess 13 is constructed on each of the two sides. For example, especially... Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 3, the handle element 8, which is hinged to the corresponding short sidewall 4 and is located in the locked position, is fully received in the corresponding handle recess 13 as follows: the portion without the handle element 8 protrudes outward beyond the cover surface 9.

[0043] In all embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, the cover surface 9 is configured to be substantially planar, and the handle recess 13 is configured to extend inward into the receiving space 7 as a recess relative to the cover surface 9.

[0044] on the one hand Figure 1 and 3 And on the other hand Figure 2 Another difference between the implementation methods is: Figure 2 In the embodiment, the handle cavity 13 is formed by a sheet metal forming part 16 welded to the cover surface 9, while... Figure 1 and 3 In the embodiment, the handle cavity 13 is formed by a shaped section 17. Figure 2 As shown: the sheet metal forming part 16 has a perforated handle cavity bottom 18 and a connecting piece 19 disposed thereon, which is welded to the cover surface 9. The forming section 17 has a similarly perforated handle cavity bottom 20 and a similarly perforated handle cavity wall 21 extending between the handle cavity bottom and the cover surface 9.

[0045] Combination Figure 2 Implementation method, Figure 5 and 6This illustrates how the handle cavity 13 is made from a flat sheet material 22. Here, Figure 5 The sheet material 22 is shown in its unformed state, while Figure 6 This shows the handle cavity 13 formed by molding. The sheet 22 is provided with a first perforation 24, more specifically, in the region of the later-formed cap surface 9 and in the region of the later-formed handle cavity bottom 20. Between these two regions is formed a perforation that, in the unformed state... Figure 5 The section with a slit-like through-hole 23. From... Figure 5 The state shown Figure 6 Within the range of the state transition that constitutes the handle cavity 13 shown, the slit-like through hole 23 expands into a substantially rhomboid perforation 28.

[0046] Regardless of the corresponding implementation, a locking structure 25 is constructed in each handle recess 13 for locking with the handle element 8 in the locked position, more specifically, with its handle piece 15. The locking structure 25 is preferably a plastic piece 25 that is fastened to the sterile container cap 3 within the handle recess 13. For this purpose, it has a fastening element (not shown in the drawings) that is embedded in and locked with a mating fastening notch 26 in the bottom 18, 20 of the handle recess. The fastening notch 26 is here configured as a through-hole 26 inserted into and punched out of the cap material.

[0047] List of reference numerals

[0048] 1. Sterile container, filter tray

[0049] 2. Lower part of the sterile container

[0050] 3. Aseptic container sealing

[0051] 4. Short sidewalls

[0052] 5. Long sidewalls

[0053] 6. The edge of the lower part of the container, the surrounding edge.

[0054] 7. Acceptance Space

[0055] 8 Handle components

[0056] 9. Cover surface

[0057] 10. Sealing edge

[0058] 11. Sealing edge

[0059] 12 Receiving slots

[0060] 13 Handle Grooves

[0061] 14a Free support leg

[0062] 14b Free support leg

[0063] 15 Handle components

[0064] 16 Sheet metal forming parts

[0065] 17 Forming Section

[0066] 18. Bottom of the handle cavity

[0067] 19 Connecting pieces

[0068] 20. Bottom of the handle cavity

[0069] 21. Perforated handle cavity wall

[0070] 22 Sheet metal

[0071] 23. Slit-like through-holes

[0072] 24 diamond-shaped perforations

[0073] 25. Locking structure

[0074] 26 Fastening notch, through hole

[0075] 27 Pivot bearing housing

[0076] 28 diamond-shaped perforations

Claims

1. Sterile container (1) for receiving cleaned or sterilized or to-be-cleaned or to-be-sterilized medical items, having a sterile container lower part (2) which constitutes a receiving space (7) for the items and a sterile container closure (3) which can be detachably arranged on the sterile container lower part (2) for closing the receiving space (7), wherein At least one handle element (8) is provided on the lower part (2) of the sterile container. The handle element (8) can be positioned between a transport position protruding from the sterile container cap (3) and a locking position that locks the sterile container cap (3) to the lower part (2) of the sterile container. The sterile container cap (3) is provided with a receiving area (13) for receiving the handle element (8) in the locking position. The receiving area (13) is constructed as a handle cavity (13), which is a recess extending into the receiving space (7) relative to the sealing plane (9). The recess is used to completely receive the handle element (8) therein. Therefore, at least one connecting plate is formed between the sealing plane (9) of the sterile container cap (3) and the receiving area (13) which serves as the handle cavity (13). in The connecting plate is at least partially permissible for fluid flow, and The handle element (8) is constructed in a U-shape with two free legs (14a, 14b) and a handle piece (15) connecting these free legs (14a, 14b) to each other, and is hinged to the lower part (2) of the sterile container using the free legs (14a, 14b). Its features are, The sealing plane (9) is located in or below the hypothetical plane unfolded through the edge (6) of the lower part of the sterile container component (2), and The receiving area (13) constituting the handle cavity (13) is formed by a forming area (17) of the capping plane (9), the forming area (17) being formed by mutually parallel slits (23) implanted in the capping plane (9), wherein the slits (23) are enlarged after forming to form a diamond-shaped mesh structure, thereby making the connecting plate between the capping plane (9) and the handle cavity (13) at least partially fluid-permeable, and The handle cavity (13) is provided with a locking structure (25) for locking with the handle element (8) in the locked position, wherein the locking structure (25) includes a locking protrusion embedded in a locking notch (26) at the bottom (20) of the handle cavity.

2. Aseptic container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two free legs (14a, 14b) and the handle (15) are constructed as planar and are oriented parallel to the cover plane (9) in the locked position and / or are fully positioned on the side of the cover plane (9) facing the receiving space (7) in the locked position.

3. The sterile container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sterile container cap (3) has a substantially planar cap plane (9), and the recess of the handle cavity (13) extends inward into the receiving space (7) relative to the cap plane (9).

4. The sterile container (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that: The handle cavity (13) is formed in such a way that the cover plane (9) is formed inward in the receiving space (7).

5. The sterile container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sterile container cap (3) is a perforated sterile container cap (3) made of stainless steel plate.

6. The sterile container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking structure (25) is formed by a spring element (25) fixed on the aseptic container cap (3).

7. The sterile container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting plate is designed to be perforated like a mesh.

8. A method for manufacturing a sterile container (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the sterile container having a lower sterile container component (2) constituting a receiving space (7) and a sterile container cap (3) for closing the receiving space (7), wherein, The sterile container cap (3) is provided with a handle recess (13) for fully receiving the handle element (8) therein in the locked position, which includes the following steps: - Prepare the board material. - A gap (23) is placed in the plate between the area for forming the cover plane (9) and the area for forming the bottom (20) of the handle cavity (13) to form a region (17) for shaping between the cover plane (9) and the handle cavity (13) to form the handle cavity (13), wherein a first perforation (24) is provided in the area for forming the cover plane (9) and the area for forming the bottom (20) of the handle cavity. - A fastening notch (26) is inserted into the bottom (20) of the handle recess (13), the fastening notch (26) being configured to engage with the fastening protrusion of the locking structure (25). - By shaping the area (17) of the plate with slits (23) toward the receiving space (7) pointing toward the lower part (2) of the sterile container, the handle cavity (13) for the handle element (8) is formed, and The gaps (23) are enlarged after forming to form a rhomboid mesh structure.

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