US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on Nov. 25 for "Reclamation packaging for surgical instrument and related methods" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,418, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Reclamation packaging for surgical instrument and related methods" was invented by Frederick E. Shelton IV (Hillsboro, Ohio), Jacqueline C. Aronhalt (Loveland, Ohio), Taylor W. Aronhalt (Loveland, Ohio), Cameron D. McLain (Deer Park, Ohio) and Nicholas J. Ross (Franklin, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical kit includes a surgical instrument, a packaging, and a return packaging. The packaging defines an interior and an exterior in a closed configuration. The surgical instrument is disposed within the interior of the packaging or coupled wi...