{"number":"US12697409B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Medical instrument sterilization backer card","english":"Medical instrument sterilization backer card"},"abstract":{"original":"A medical instrument sterilization backer card includes a flap extending from an end of a base and foldable over the base to form an open-ended pocket that receives an end of a shaft of the medical instrument therein. A second flap extends from the base and is foldable over the base to form a shell defining a compartment configured to receive a head of the medical instrument therein. The assembled backer card holds and protects the medical instrument during and after sterilization.","english":"A medical instrument sterilization backer card includes a flap extending from an end of a base and foldable over the base to form an open-ended pocket that receives an end of a shaft of the medical instrument therein. A second flap extends from the base and is foldable over the base to form a shell defining a compartment configured to receive a head of the medical instrument therein. The assembled backer card holds and protects the medical instrument during and after sterilization."},"applicants":["SterileBits, Inc."],"inventors":["Craig Ford","Guy Brent Phipps","William Lawrence Patton III","Robert James Jones"],"filingDate":"2024-10-07","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697409B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697409B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697409B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697409B2"}}