FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the sterilization cassette of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front plan view of the sterilization cassette illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of the sterilization cassette illustrated in FIG. 1, with the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the sterilization cassette illustrated in FIG. 1, with the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the sterilization cassette in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a front plan view of the sterilization cassette illustrated in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the sterilization cassette illustrated in FIG. 5, with the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the sterilization cassette illustrated in FIG. 5, with the bottom view being a mirror image thereof.
The broken lines in the drawing views are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the sterilization cassette that form no part of the claimed design.
	
	  
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