Sterile container

Around a sterile container, in particular for the holding and sterile storage of surgical Instruments or surgical material with a by a container base and container walls formed Receiving space, with a cover for closing the receiving space, with a sterile barrier, which permanently a sterile flow path for establishing fluid connection between the receiving space and an environment of the sterile container defined, and with an excess pressure flow path, wherein a fluid connection between the receiving space and the environment the sterile container , said in a sterile position the sterile container, in which a gas exchange between the receiving space and the environment the sterile container only through the sterile flow path possible is the overpressure flow path is closed and being in a pressure position of the sterile container, in which a pressure difference between the receiving space and in the Environment of the sterile container prevailing pressures exceeds a minimum pressure difference, the overpressure flow path at least partially open is to improve so that a Construction and maintenance of the sterile container are particularly simple, it is proposed that a Gas passage cross section of the sterile flow path changed is to form the overpressure flow path.