US Patent Issued to Mizuho OSI on Oct. 27 for "System, apparatus and method for supporting and/or positioning a patient before, during, or after a medical procedure" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,364, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Mizuho OSI (Union City, Calif.).

"System, apparatus and method for supporting and/or positioning a patient before, during, or after a medical procedure" was invented by Stephen Hoel (Hayward, Calif.), Peter E. Wagner (Danville, Calif.), Gregory F. Hirth (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Charles S. Ladd (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for supporting or positioning a patient before, during, or after a medical procedure can include a platform configured to support at least a portion of a patient. A support column can be positioned beneath the platform. A base can be positioned bene...