US Patent Issued to STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS on Nov. 11 for "Methods of reprocessing a surgical instrument and corresponding reprocessed surgical instruments" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,454, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS INC. (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Methods of reprocessing a surgical instrument and corresponding reprocessed surgical instruments" was invented by Jason Seiger (Gilbert, Ariz.), Nathan Butters (Phoenix) and Nicholas Ferentheil (Gilbert, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for reprocessing a surgical instrument are disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a housing defining a cavity and at least one interior component disposed within the cavity. The housing is opened along a seam to access the cavity, the at least one interior component is serviced, ...