US Patent Issued to Bala SundaraJAN on July 28 for "Surgical devices for access to surgical sites" (New Jersey, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,853, issued on July 28, was assigned to Bala SundaraJAN (Borough of Malvern, Pa.).

"Surgical devices for access to surgical sites" was invented by Jody L. Seifert (Birdsboro, Pa.) and Sean Suh (Milltown, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Access devices including access ports and retractors, which enhance the working area and access to a surgical site. The access port includes a tubular body with at least one sidewall defining an interior path along the length of the tubular body. The sidewall includes a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The flexible portion is able to stretch or deform, for example, to accommodate an angled tra...