ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,575, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Daves Medical LLC (Port Orange, Fla.).

"Restraint anchor for patient support apparatuses" was invented by David A. Dufek (Daytona Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A restraint anchor for a component of a patient support apparatus includes a strap having first and second strap sections. The first strap section has opposed first and second distal ends and forms a loop between the first and second distal ends, with the first strap section for looping around the component of the patient support apparatus and for receiving the second strap section through the loop for securing the anchor to...