ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,632, issued on Nov. 11.
"Systems and methods for dispensing sterile items" was invented by Stefan Schacht (Bellingham, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge assembly comprising a carrier reel, distal and proximal take-up reels, a main guide post, a first strip guide post, a second strip guide post, a packaging strip supported by the carrier reel. The packaging strip comprises first and second strip portions detachably secured to define a plurality of item chambers. The carrier reel is adapted to store the packaging strip. The distal take-up reel is operatively connected to the first strip portion. The proximal take-up reel...