Anodizing container
View Patent ↗A device is for treating and packaging implants. The device includes a container including a chamber therein. The chamber is closed by a removable seal. The device also includes a carrier sized and shaped to be inserted into the chamber. The carrier includes a carrying structure configured to connect an implant thereto. A portion of the carrier may be formed of an electrically conductive material.
1. A device for treating a surface of and packaging implants, comprising:
a container including a chamber therein;
a removable seal arranged to close the chamber; and
a carrier sized and shaped to be inserted into the chamber and including a carrying structure configured to connect an implant thereto, a portion of the carrier being formed of an electrically conductive material, wherein the carrier includes an elongate member extending from a first end to a second end and a first supporting structure at the first end of the elongate member, the first supporting structure arranges to permit fluid to pass therethrough, and wherein the container includes a first shoulder extending radially inward from a wall of the chamber such that, when the carrier is inserted therein, the first supporting structure abuts the first shoulder.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the carrying structure extends laterally from the elongate member.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the elongate member comprises an aperture shaped and dimensioned to define the carrying structure.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the supporting structure includes a plurality of apertures extending therethrough.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the carrier includes a second supporting structure at the second end of the elongate member arranged to permit fluid to pass therethrough.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the second supporting structure includes a plurality of apertures extending therethrough.
7. The device claim 5 , wherein the container includes a second shoulder extending radially inward from a wall of the chamber such that when the carrier is inserted therein, the second supporting structure abuts the second shoulder.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the container is substantially hollow.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the carrying structure is a wire.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the carrying structure is defined by an aperture in the carrier, the aperture defining a first and a second end shaped to locate an implant therebetween.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the carrying structure includes an elastically deformable member engaging a frame of the carrier via a ratchet mechanism.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the carrier includes finger holes at one of a first end and a second end thereof to facilitate removal of the carrier from the container.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein first and second ends of the container include a steam permeable membrane to permit steam sterilization of an implant carried therein.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the removable seal is configured to be attached to a first end of the container including a first opening in communication with the chamber, the removable seal including a first electrode insertable into the chamber via the first opening.
15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the container includes a second opening at a second end thereof, the second opening configured to receive a second electrode.
16. The device of claim 14 , wherein the removable seal includes one of a removable lid and a sealed closure including an opening arrangement.
17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the second end, is sealed with one of a valve and a second removable seal, the second removable seal being one of a removable lid and a sealed closure including an opening arrangement.