ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,489, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to ALCON INC. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Defined removal site on sterile blister pack" was invented by Marec Weber (Erlangen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for systematic, controlled removal of sterile products from blister packs for use during surgery is disclosed."

The patent was filed on Feb. 29, 2024, under Application No. 18/592,481.

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