ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,239, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Mazor Robotics Ltd. (Caesarea, Israel).
"Shrink sterile drape and related systems and methods" was invented by Ziv Seemann (Beit Ytzhack, Israel), Amir Keret (Atlit, Israel) and Adi Sandelson (Givatayim, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shrink sterile drape according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first portion; a second portion configured to shrink relative to the first portion in the presence of heat; and an optical window disposed in the second portion and configured to permit passage of light therethrough."
The patent was filed on Feb. 1, 2022, under...