ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,993, issued on May 26, was assigned to Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.).
"Reconfigurable surgical frame and method for use thereof" was invented by Roy K. Lim (Germantown, Tenn.), Richard A. Hynes (Melbourne Beach, Fla.) 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. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The main beam is capable ...