ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,500, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Medivators Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Endoscope storage cart, system and methods" was invented by Mark Jackson (Great Wakering, Great Britain), Stephen Nichols (Witham, Great Britain), Lindani Phungula (Southend On Sea, Great Britain), Colin Oxford (Canvey Island, Great Britain) and Gary Spencer (Rayleigh, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cart for storage of an endoscope is provided. The cart comprises a housing having a slot configured to slidably receive a tray. The tray is configured to store an endoscope, and a timer is coupled to the housing, slot and/or tray. The timer is config...