ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,408, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).
"Rigid sterile barrier" was invented by Anna Mazzoni (Hamburg, Germany), Christiane Eichenseer (Hamburg, Germany), Denise Griffiths (Hamburg, Germany), Nicholas Layman (Cincinnati), John P. Soehnlen (Cincinnati) and Rebecca Morgenroth (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rigid sterile barrier for protecting and maintaining a sterile environment for a medical device is disclosed. The rigid sterile barrier comprises a thermoformed tray and a top foil comprising a desiccant."
The patent was filed on Sept. 30, 2024, under Application No. 1...