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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Stryker Sustainability Solutions, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Jason Seiger, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Nathan Butters, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nicholas Ferentheil, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, INC., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract
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, and a mating member is applied to the housing. The housing is joined together with the mating member, and the housing is reopened along the seam to access the cavity.