ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,686, issued on April 14, was assigned to BING3IDEAS LLC (Tustin, Calif.).
"Sterilization case for surgical device" was invented by Douglas D. Baum (Santa Ana, Calif.), Jeffrey D. Corless (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Raymond V. Schnell (Tustin, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is related to a self-contained medical grade case for sterilizing surgical devices, for example surgical loupes, utilizing UV-C germicidal light while also protecting the surgical devices from damage. In some embodiments, the case can thus ensure patient safety and prevent cross contamination."
The patent was filed on Nov. 28, 2022, unde...