ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,007, issued on Sept. 16.
"System and method for probe cleaning and disinfecting" was invented by Gregory John Dobbyn (Creedmoor, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention are directed to apparatuses and methods for cleaning and disinfecting probes. A cleaner is utilized to remove foreign materials (e.g., bioburden, soil, and other like material) from the probe after it is removed from the patient by soaking and/or flushing the foreign materials from the probe. The cleaner may be an enzymatic detergent that has bacteriostatic properties to inhibit bacterial growth within the apparatus. The multiple enzymes in t...