US Patent Issued to Stryker on May 12 for "Patient support with deck width monitoring and control" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,833, issued on May 12, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Patient support with deck width monitoring and control" was invented by Jason J. Connell (London, Canada), Joseph Steven David Elku (Tillsonburg, Canada), Jeffrey C. Shiery (East Leroy, Mich.), Madhu Thomas (London, Canada), Jason J. Cerny (London, Canada), Carlos Vicente (St. Thomas, Canada), Cory P. Herbst (Shelbyville, Mich.), Alexis Huizar (Portage, Mich.), Mohamad Kashen (Cary, Ill.), Xianyu Shea (Vicksburg, Mich.) and Marco Constant (Johnson City, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient support, such as a bed, a cot, a stretcher, or the like, for supp...