US Patent Issued to Parasol Medical on March 31 for "Sterilization methods for sterilizing a surgical instrument having an antimicrobial coating" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,173, issued on March 31, was assigned to Parasol Medical LLC (Buffalo Grove, Ill.).

"Sterilization methods for sterilizing a surgical instrument having an antimicrobial coating" was invented by Patrick E. Eddy (Allendale, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterilization method is provided for sterilizing a surgical instrument having an antimicrobial coating formed from applying a solution including a silane quaternary ammonium ion or salt thereof, the method comprising sterilizing the surgical instrument using a low temperature sterilization technique. The low temperature sterilization technique may include low temperature autoc...