US Patent Issued to ECA Medical Instruments on Feb. 3 for "Ergonomic quick release plastic disposable base for medical instruments" (Colorado, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,594, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ECA Medical Instruments Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

"Ergonomic quick release plastic disposable base for medical instruments" was invented by Michael J. Milella Jr. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Sarah Elizabeth Schaake (Centennial, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure includes a connection method to connect a shaft to a body. The body and movable latch may be an integral single molded plastic part connected by a flexible. In operation actuating the movable latch to raise or lower a latching beak within a corresponding open guide in the plastic body. A shaft into a shaft guide in th...