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A sterilization, storage, and presentation container, the container including a tray and a cover which can be inverted to form a second tray. Instrument support means are provided through insert boards, dividers, clip retainers and open-cell, synthetic foam devices. The insert boards include holes f

A sterilization, storage, and presentation container, the container including a tray and a cover which can be inverted to form a second tray. Instrument support means are provided through insert boards, dividers, clip retainers and open-cell, synthetic foam devices. The insert boards include holes for the passage of the sterilizing medium and the holes in the lower insert board can receive pegs to further support the instruments.

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A container for the sterilization and storage of surgical instruments and materials and for the subsequent presentation of said surgical instruments and materials during a surgical procedure, which container comprises: a tray comprising a bottom with spaced, permanent apertures, a peripheral shelf a

A container for the sterilization and storage of surgical instruments and materials and for the subsequent presentation of said surgical instruments and materials during a surgical procedure, which container comprises: a tray comprising a bottom with spaced, permanent apertures, a peripheral shelf around the bottom, surrounding sidewalls, and a marginal flange around the upper periphery of said sidewalls; a cover removably mounted on said tray and defining an interior chamber therewith, said cover being carried on said marginal flange of said tray and having a plurality of spaced, permanent apertures; a removable insert board having a plurality of spaced, permanent apertures for admitting a sterilizing medium into intimate contact with said surgical instruments and materials; and support means on said insert board for releasably supporting said surgical instruments and materials in a readily accessible manner comprising pegs configured a hollow tubes for the passage of sterilizing medium, each peg having an upper end and a bottom end, said bottom end terminating in a stop and having longitudinal slots extending an incremental distance toward said upper end, said slots forming legs in said hollow tube, said pegs being adapted to being inserted upwardly through said spaced apertures until said stop engages the bottom surface of said insert board with said legs providing a resilient engagement of said pegs in said apertures. A container for the sterilization and storage of surgical instruments and materials and for the subsequent presentation of said surgical instruments and materials during a surgical procedure, which container comprises: a first tray comprising a bottom with spaced, permanent apertures; a raised lower shelf surrounding said bottom; raised sidewalls; and an upper, raised shelf on the upper edge of said sidewalls, said raised shelf being formed as a marginal flange; a cover adapted to be removably mounted on said first tray and defining an interior chamber therewith, said cover being carried on said marginal flange of said first tray and having a plurality of spaced, permanent apertures and forming a second tray when inverted; and removable support means for said surgical instruments and materials comprising a first insert board having means for removing said first insert board from said first tray and from said second tray of said cover, said first insert board comprising a planar element having a plurality of peg-receiving apertures and a plurality of pegs for removable placement in at least a portion of said peg-receiving apertures, said pegs being configured as hollow, tubular elements, each peg having an upper end and a bottom end, the bottom end terminating in a stop, said peg including a plurality of longitudinal slots extending an incremental distance from said stop and thereby forming legs in said peg, said peg including a circumferential ridge spaced from said stop and adapted to contact an upper surface of said first insert board when said peg is inserted upwardly through said peg-receiving aperture and said stop is engaged against a bottom surface of said first insert board, said slots extending above said upper surface and allowing the passage of sterilizing medium through said slots.