US Patent Issued to LEVITA MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL on Oct. 6 for "Retractor systems, devices, and methods for use" (California, Louisiana, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,784, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to LEVITA MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Retractor systems, devices, and methods for use" was invented by Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro (San Francisco), Mariel Fabro (San Francisco), Archana Nair (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Olgy Datto (Baton Rouge, La.), Ruth Beeby (Mountain View, Calif.) and Bryan Loomas (Los Gatos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described here are devices, systems, and methods for moving and/or supporting an internal organ or other tissue, such as during minimally-invasive surgery. Generally, a system for moving and/or supporting tissue may comprise a magnet...