ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,526, issued on April 14, was assigned to Allen Medical Systems Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Surgical support system with support top height adjustment" was invented by Hung D. Nguyen (Worcester, Mass.), Andrew R. Marchand (North Billerica, Mass.), Mary Kelly Chance (Worcester, Mass.) and Christopher B. Dubois (Lincoln, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical patient support includes a foundation frame and a support top. The foundation frame includes a first column and a second column. The support top is coupled to the first column and the second column and is height adjustable relative to the foundation frame."

The patent was f...