ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,311, issued on Sept. 15.

"Apparatus for warming a medical device prior to use" was invented by Michael J. Bevers (Clark, S.D.) and Angela M. Bevers (Clark, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system may comprise an apparatus for warming at least a portion of a medical implement. The apparatus may comprise a medical implement engaging structure for engaging the portion of the medical implement to permit transfer of heat to the implement. The engagement structure may be configured to form a pocket for receiving the implement, and may include a pair of side portions movable with respect to each other to form the pocket. The apparatus...