ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,713, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to ConMed Corp. (Utica, N.Y.).
"Positioning apparatus for biomedical use" was invented by Guillaume Chauvette (Victoriaville, Canada) and Charles Sevigny (Montreal).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical positioning apparatus including a telescopic member extending between first and second ends and having an adjustable length; a support member for receiving an object; a base member securable to a base; a first joint mechanism movably securing the support member to the first end of the telescopic member; a second joint mechanism including a housing with a top portion directly rotationally connected ...