ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,580, issued on Aug. 18.
"Clamp for surgical tables" was invented by Peter E. Schuerch Jr. (Quincy, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for mounting a medical appliance to a rail of a surgical operating table, the apparatus comprising: a clamp body having an appliance mounting portion and a rail mounting portion; wherein the rail mounting portion comprises an upper jaw and a lower jaw and a passageway disposed between the upper jaw and the lower jaw for receiving the rail of the surgical table, wherein the lower jaw is configured to be moved towards or away from the upper jaw."
The patent was filed on Jan. 29, 2024, under ...