ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,294, issued on June 23, was assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Surgical frame having translating lower beam and moveable linkage or surgical equipment attached thereto and method for use thereof" was invented by Roy K. Lim (Germantown, Tenn.), Richard A. Hynes (Melbourne Beach, Fla.), Lindsey G. Waugh (Memphis, Tenn.) and Matthew M. Morrison (Cordova, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery using a moveable main beam supporting a patient thereon. The surgical frame includes a transla...