US Patent Issued to Medivators on Sept. 23 for "Absorbent liner, systems and methods of use" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,718, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Medivators Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Absorbent liner, systems and methods of use" was invented by Mark Jackson (Great Wakering, Great Britain), Joshua J. Korth (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Gary Spencer (Rayleigh, Great Britain) and Stephen Nichols (Witham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liner for an endoscope storage tray is provided. The liner has an interior comprising a flexibly deformable material substantially impermeable to fluids and an absorbent material disposed within or attached to at least a portion of the flexibly deformable material. The liner is configured to temporarily...