ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,407, issued on Dec. 30.
"Surgical device for cerebral herniation" was invented by Claudia Piscitelli (Anagni, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical device for cerebral herniation including a structure adapted to cover the skullcap, the structure including a first portion to provide the structure with its shape a second portion to be in contact with the cerebral parenchyma, and a plurality of tubular canals forming a lattice that subdivides the surgical device in areas corresponding to respective areas of the cerebral surface, a plurality of sensors attached to the second portion of the structure and in contact with the cere...