US Patent Issued to American Sterilizer on July 7 for "Support arm for medical device support system" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,936, issued on July 7, was assigned to American Sterilizer Co. (Mentor, Ohio).

"Support arm for medical device support system" was invented by Jerime Pichler (Willoughby, Ohio) and Nicholas Grant Puterbaugh (Mentor on the Lake, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support arm for a medical device support system. The support arm includes a proximal hub, a distal hub, and an intermediate beam between the proximal hub and the distal hub. The intermediate beam having a cavity. A tension member extends through the cavity of the intermediate beam and is secured at opposite ends to the proximal hub and the distal hub to secure the proximal ...