US Patent Issued to Medivators on June 17 for "Endoscope storage tray having apertures and method of use" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,549, issued on June 17, was assigned to Medivators Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Endoscope storage tray having apertures and method of use" was invented by Mark Jackson (Great Wakering, Great Britain), Gary Spencer (Rayleigh, Great Britain), Colin Oxford (Canvey Island, Great Britain) and Stephen Nichols (Witham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope tray is provided. The tray comprises an interior for storage of an endoscope. The interior has an upstanding element having a top surface, and a plurality of apertures disposed on at least a portion of the top surface of the upstanding element to facilitate drainage of fluids....