ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,373, issued on July 1.

"Base station assembly for an operating room table" was invented by Frederick H. Sklar (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base station assembly for an operating room table is disclosed. In one embodiment, the base station assembly includes a base station that is secured to the operating room table. The base station includes an arcuate rail member with a selectively moveable clamp attached thereto. A vertical support arm extends from the selectively moveable clamp to provide selective attachment to a surgical accessory, such as a retractor arm, armrest, or image guidance reference frame. The base station as...