US Patent Issued to VB Spine US Opco on June 23 for "Arm attachment for retractor and retractor blades" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,099, issued on June 23, was assigned to VB Spine US Opco LLC (Leesburg, Va.).

"Arm attachment for retractor and retractor blades" was invented by Kaitlin Elizabeth Anne McClymont (Reston, Va.), Nicholas Padovani (Fairfax, Va.), Pauline Patricia Hutton (Gainesville, Va.) and Robert J. Tokash (Stephens City, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for holding a retractor arm including a connector attachable at a free end of a support arm. The connector including a housing extending with a receptacle, a holder block movably disposed in the housing, and a bumper block movably disposed in the housing. The holder block adjustable b...