Patent Issued for System and method for automating verification of medical instrument sterilization compatibility and sterilization cycle selection (USPTO 12016964).

A patent has been issued for a system and method that automates the verification of medical instrument sterilization compatibility and sterilization cycle selection. The patent describes a method for configuring a sterilization system to sterilize a medical device, which involves receiving a device indicator associated with the medical device, accessing a set of medical device records, determining the identity of the medical device, configuring risk mitigation processes, and configuring a sterilization cycle based on the risk mitigation processes. The system aims to ensure that the sterilization cycle is compatible with the medical device and minimize the likelihood of using a contaminated device on a patient. The patent was filed by inventors from various locations in the United States and is assigned to Asp Global Manufacturing GmbH in Switzerland. [Extracted from the article]