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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Clifford Cristobal, Redmond, WA (US);
Gregory T. Wing, Carnation, WA (US);
Inventors:
Clifford Cristobal, Redmond, WA (US);
Gregory T. Wing, Carnation, WA (US);
Assignee:
SonoSite, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods providing an enclosure for protecting portions of a medical device are shown. Embodiments individually protect multiple portions of a medical device during sterilization. Protective enclosures of embodiments provide a minimized size adapted to provide protection to portions of a medical device susceptible to damage by a sterilization process. Enclosures of embodiments provide protection by preventing unauthorized use of the medical device being protected.