ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,018, issued on July 14, was assigned to reLink Medical LLC.

"Reverse supply chain gateway for medical equipment" was invented by Scott A. Campbell (Hudson, Ohio), Jeremy A. Dalton (Hudson, Ohio), Jeffrey D. Dalton (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Arthur R. Dalton (Aiken, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The Reverse Supply Chain Gateway for Used Medical Equipment is a time, resource, and value optimizer that eliminates gaps faced in the disposition process for medical equipment. By making the economics and resource requirements to participate feasible for all parties, healthcare systems and/or asset owners see increased service, better co...