US Patent Issued to Emplase Medical Technologies on Aug. 18 for "Frame and patient support, and surgical methods using same" (Florida, Kansas, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,585, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Emplase Medical Technologies LLC (Cordova, Tenn.).

"Frame and patient support, and surgical methods using same" was invented by Richard A. Hynes (Melbourne, Fla.), Matthew M. Morrison (Cordova, Tenn.) and Roger P. Jackson (Prairie Village, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a frame and patient support, and surgical methods using the frame and patient support. The frame and patient support can be used to support and manipulate the patient prior to, during, and after surgery to articulate the patient's body to facilitate stabilization of the patient's spine. The...