US Patent Issued to Allen Medical Systems on March 17 for "Lateral spine surgery top for two column operating table" (Indiana, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,989, issued on March 17, was assigned to Allen Medical Systems Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Lateral spine surgery top for two column operating table" was invented by David C. Newkirk (Lawrenceburg, Ind.), Joshua C. Hight (Littleton, Mass.) and Ben W. Hertz (Littleton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical table includes a pair of lift columns. A table top extends between each of the pair of lift columns. The table top forms a patient support surface configured to receive a patient. The table top includes a head section, a leg section, and a torso section extending between the head section and the leg section. At least one ret...