US Patent Issued to University of Cincinnati on July 28 for "Cervix stabilizing device" (Ohio, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,002, issued on July 28, was assigned to University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati).

"Cervix stabilizing device" was invented by Anna King (Rocky River, Ohio), Lillian Orians (Wharton, Ohio), Rucha Tadwalkar (Mason, Ohio) and Aaron Burdette (Sarasota, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cervix stabilizing device includes a handle comprising a handle body and a compartment within the handle body. A plunger includes a stopper that forms a seal against an inner wall of the compartment. An actuation assembly is operatively connected to the plunger and extends outward from a sidewall of the handle body. The actuation assembly is configured to...