ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,819, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Sterilization container and latch" was invented by Daniel Reichert (Climax, Mich.), Benjamin Edinger (Grand Haven, Mich.) and Anthony Sall (Zeeland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterilization container for medical instruments comprising a base and a lid. A latch may be attached to the lid. The latch may include a mount body and a lever body pivotably coupled to the mount body such that the lever body and the mount body cooperate to define an interior having an opening. A deflector may be positioned within the interior and movable with the lever body. T...