ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,607, issued on Aug. 11.

"Adjustable patient extremity support system" was invented by Geoffrey Skraber (Auburn, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an extremity support system for providing an extremity support suspension on one or both sides of a patient support, comprising: (a) a main support arm adapted to be secured above the patient support, the patient support having a central axis and first and second lateral sides, the main support comprising a hub portion connected to the support arm so as to be disposed along the central axis; (b) a lateral support arm extending from and movably attached t...