ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,321, issued on July 14, was assigned to MedikEquip LLC (Seattle).
"Apparatus and method for positioning a body part" was invented by Hakan Yilmaz (Fircrest, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for positioning a body part of a patient. An apparatus can comprise a portable support structure configured to be placed on a patient support surface under a body part of a patient and retention elements attached to the support structure. At least a portion of the support structure is configured to move from lowered position to a raised position above the lowered position. The retention elements are configured to receive ...