US Patent Issued to Allen Medical Systems on Sept. 8 for "Surgical table rail clamp apparatus" (Massachusetts, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,056, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Allen Medical Systems Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Surgical table rail clamp apparatus" was invented by Joshua C. Hight (Littleton, Mass.), David P. Scott (Sterling, Mass.), Thomas K. Skripps (Acton, Mass.), Orlando Soto (Salem, Mass.), Darwin Keith-Lucas (Arlington, Mass.), Justin I. McCarthy (Bedford, Mass.), Jack B. Sing (Batesville, Ind.), Jeffrey C. Marrion (Acton, Mass.), Phillip B. Dolliver (Framingham, Mass.) and Joshua J. Moriarty (South Attleboro, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical patient support includes a foundation frame, a support top, and a brake system. The foundation...