US Patent Issued to ECA Medical Instruments on Sept. 9 for "Ergonomic multi-part quick release disposable base for medical instruments" (Colorado, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,903, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to ECA Medical Instruments (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

"Ergonomic multi-part quick release 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 hinge, bushing, or a multipart hinge. In operation actuating the movable latch to raise or lower a latching beak within a corresponding open guide in the plastic ...