US Patent Issued to MAQUET on July 15 for "Quickly adjustable compact spindle traction mechanism with self-locking for use in surgical interventions" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,524, issued on July 15, was assigned to MAQUET GMBH (Germany).

"Quickly adjustable compact spindle traction mechanism with self-locking for use in surgical interventions" was invented by Guido Koch (Karlsruhe, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-locking spindle traction mechanism for use in surgical procedures has a longitudinal axis (L). The mechanism may include an operating end, a connecting end for connecting a surgical accessory, and a threaded spindle drive. The spindle drive may include a spindle having an external thread, and a spindle nut that is seated on the spindle and has an internal thread. The mechanism may i...