ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,241, issued on Feb. 18.
"Assembly and method for supporting instruments during spinal surgery" was invented by Brandon Carrigan (McLoud, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly including a receptacle having a cavity and a support member positioned within the cavity. The support member has a plurality of grooves and ridges that extend from a front end to a rear end. The grooves extend below a top end of a front wall of the receptacle. A surgical instrument is positioned on a top surface of the support member. The proximal end of the surgical instrument is positioned in one of the grooves of the support member and a distal end...