ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,395, issued on March 3, was assigned to Life Spine Inc. (Huntley, Ill.).
"Micro retractor" was invented by Daniel P. Predick (Wheat Ridge, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A micro retractor for tissue retraction during surgery has a head with an opening extending from an upper surface of the head to a lower surface of the head with a first leg fixed to a first side of the head opening and extending downward relative to the lower surface, and a second leg fixed to a member movable in the head opening and extending downward relative to the lower surface, together defining a channel allowing various medical instruments to be inserte...