ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,081, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Viseon Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Camera system for use with retractors" was invented by Todd D. McIntyre (Irvine, Calif.), Anthony Pham (Irvine, Calif.), Ravut Chhit (Irvine, Calif.) and Peter G. Davis (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera system for use with retractors. The system includes a camera assembly configured for mounting on the proximal end of a retractor system, such as the proximal end of a blade such that the entirety of the camera assembly is disposed at the proximal end of the retractor system may be disposed such that the distal-most optical element overhangs th...