Patents Assigned to SterileBits, Inc.
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Publication number: 20260263186Abstract: Disclosed is a sterile organization system for sutures that includes a plurality of suture sleeve pages formed from a non-clay-coated paperboard providing a smooth yet slightly textured substrate. The sterile organization system further includes various cavities, each configured with precision die-cutting or embossing and including recesses or curvatures, which are adapted to cradle individual sutures with slight retention pressure. The sterile organization system further includes a binding assembly that interconnects various suture sleeve pages in a sequential, book-style arrangement, maintained by an integrated locking mechanism. The sterile organization system also includes a sterilizable pouch to enclose the assembled pages. The cavities are arranged in a predetermined order corresponding to the sequence of suture use during surgical procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2026Publication date: September 10, 2026Applicant: SterileBits, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ford, William Lawrence Patton, III, Guy Brent Phipps, Robert James Jones
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Patent number: 12697409Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2024Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: SterileBits, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ford, Guy Brent Phipps, William Lawrence Patton, III, Robert James Jones
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Publication number: 20250025591Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: SterileBits, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ford, Guy Brent Phipps, William Lawrence Patton, III, Robert James Jones
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Patent number: 12178934Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: SterileBits, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ford, Guy Brent Phipps, William Lawrence Patton, III, Robert James Jones
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Patent number: 11717371Abstract: An instrument protector backer card provides enhanced structural integrity of a sterile package solution for medical instruments. A mounting surface has a strap for holding a removable medical instrument. A shield member is movable from a non-deployed position into a deployed position to define an open-ended pocket to receive an end of the medical instrument therein. A flap may be used to hold jointed medical instrument in an open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SterileBits, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ford, Guy Brent Phipps, Robert James Jones, William Lawrence Patton, III
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Publication number: 20210236225Abstract: An instrument protector backer card provides enhanced structural integrity of a sterile package solution for medical instruments. A mounting surface has a strap for holding a removable medical instrument. A shield member is movable from a non-deployed position into a deployed position to define an open-ended pocket to receive an end of the medical instrument therein. A flap may be used to hold jointed medical instrument in an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: SterileBits, Inc.Inventors: Craig Ford, Guy Brent Phipps, Robert James Jones, William Lawrence Patton, III