ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,457, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to STERICUBE SURGICAL SYSTEMS LLC (Grapevine, Texas).
"Mobile apparatus and method for sterilizing one or more surgical trays with integrable transfer and storage system" was invented by Barry M. Snyder (Hahira, Ga.), Clarence J. Snyder III (Theresa, N.Y.), Michele Mauzerall (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Maryellen Keenan (St. Petersburg, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved mobile apparatus for sterilizing surgical trays serves as a self-contained autoclave, allowing sterilization of the interior of the apparatus and its contents. A method of sterilization using the apparatus is presented ...