ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,219, issued on Sept. 30.
"Sterile indicator pouch" was invented by Deanna Lynn Alevizos (Farmington, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterilization pouch that includes a perimeter, a first end, a second end, a length extending from the first end to the second end, a first side, a second side, a width extending from the first side to the second side, a first layer, a second layer bonded to the first layer along a portion of the perimeter to define a pouch having an opening and an interior space for receiving an article therein, a first interior sterilization indicator that changes from a first color state to a second color stat...