ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,216, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to GETINGE DISINFECTION AB (Vaxjo, Sweden).

"Method of filling a medical washer/disinfector" was invented by Carl-Johan Lagerqvist (Vaxjo, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to method of filling a medical washer/disinfector. A desired pump speed of a circulation pump is determined. A predefined filling level associated with the desired pump speed is identified. Liquid is fed into a washing chamber while the circulation pump is running at less than said desired pump speed. While the liquid is continued to be fed so that the liquid level rises, the pump speed is increased ...