ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,747, issued on Sept. 16.
"Protective cover for C-arm flat-plate detector" was invented by John William Racette (Roy, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover for a mini C-arm machine having a detector is designed to maintain a sterile field for a detector screen. The cover includes a panel having at least three integral sides, two being spaced-apart parallel to each other. The cover includes a pair of straps. One of the straps has an end portion fixed to one of the two parallel sides. The other strap has an end portion fixed to the other of the two parallel sides. The cover includes a hook-and-loop closure mechanism having a hoo...